Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Worksheet
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers in sentences.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your understanding of misplaced and dangling modifiers.
1. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?
She nearly waited an hour for the bus.
Running quickly, the dog chased the ball.
The student, who was tired, fell asleep.
He ate the apple with a loud crunch.
2. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentence: 'Having finished the homework, the television was turned on.'
Having finished the homework
the television
was turned on
There is no dangling modifier.
Rewrite each sentence to correct the misplaced or dangling modifier.
3. The man was walking his dog in a blue suit.
4. Covered in mud, I found the puppy.
5. She served the guests sandwiches on paper plates.
Indicate whether each statement is True or False.
6. A misplaced modifier is a word or phrase that modifies the wrong word or phrase in a sentence.
True
False
7. A dangling modifier clearly modifies a specific word in the sentence.
True
False
8. Explain the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling modifier in your own words.