Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Worksheet
A Grade 6 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers in sentences.
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the exercises. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.
1. In your own words, explain what a modifier is in a sentence.
Which type of modifier seems to describe something that isn't actually in the sentence?
Misplaced modifier
Dangling modifier
Adverbial modifier
Prepositional modifier
Rewrite the following sentences to correct the misplaced modifier. There may be more than one correct way to rewrite the sentence.
1. I saw a dog running through the park with one ear.
2. She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was too big.
Rewrite the following sentences to correct the dangling modifier. Be sure to add the missing subject.
1. While walking to school, a car almost hit me.
2. Having finished the homework, the TV was turned on.
1. A misplaced modifier always describes an action.
True
False
2. A dangling modifier makes it unclear who or what is performing the action.
True
False
Write one sentence with a misplaced modifier and one sentence with a dangling modifier. Then, rewrite each sentence correctly.
Misplaced Modifier (incorrect):
Corrected:
Dangling Modifier (incorrect):
Corrected:
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