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1. Where should the red modifier be placed? Joshua and Reginald heard that there was a destructive hailstorm on the news.
2. What type of error, if any, does the following sentence have?We left our car at the shop with a flat tire.
3. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.
4. What is the following sentence saying?Entering the dining room, the roast turkey looked appetizing.
5. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade.
6. Where does the phrase "with the flat tire" belong in the sentence below?"You should take the bicycle to the repair shop down the street with the flat tire."
7. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:While talking on the phone, the door opened.
8. What kind of modifier problem does this sentence have? We were told the movie would begin at 7:00 pm.
9. Which word is a misplaced modifier in the sentence below? This year's graduating class admires really the famous British authors of the 19th century.
10. Advertising a music festival, Paul saw a billboard while he was driving on the highway. What is the best way, if any, to rewrite this sentence?
11. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences. 5. The girl said on Wednesday with a blue skirt she would call us.
12. What is the following sentence saying?Born into an immigrant family, the White House seemed an impossible goal.
13. Standing near the runway, the noise of the jets was deafening.
14. My friend uses a pen to write his essays with a gold cap.
15. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense? Out of honey crunch cereal,
16. Choose the sentence with the corrected misplaced modifier:She almost needed one day to complete the assignment.
17. "While driving around town, a tree fell and hit my car."
18. Which of the following best completes the sentence?When grocery shopping, _____
19. Anita warned us that the animals were dangerous, being completely untamed.
20. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.4. After reading the book, the movie made more sense.
21. Is the sentence below the corrected version of the misplaced modifier? The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes.
22. The girl danced on the stage with curly brown hair.
23. What is the dangling modifier in the following sentence? "Having no food in the house, Arby's was the closest option for dinner for Ben"
24. Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
25. Starting out as a short-order cook, a trainee can find the work confusing at first.
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