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Which sentence is written correctly?On her way home, Sally found a man's silver watch.On her way home, Sally found a silver man's watch. - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which sentence is correct?My mom, with the purple bow, was given a gift by me.I gave the gift to my mom with the purple bow.The purple bow, I gave a gift to my mom.I gave the gift with the purple bow to my mom.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?The lady shopped for a dress with a headache.The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which sentence is correct?The dog is sitting on the couch with floppy ears and barking.The dog, with floppy ears, is sitting on the couch and barking.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which sentence is correct?The saleswoman sold the Audi to the man with leather seats.The saleswoman sold the Audi with the leather seats to the man.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?Abdullah gasped as the badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto his shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.The badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.The badly wrapped burrito, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce, squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?The repairman fixed the kitchen faucet, which leaked in a wasteful manner.Leaking in a wasteful manner, we called a repairman to fix the kitchen faucet.Leaking wastefully, the repairman arrived to fix the kitchen faucet.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.True or False. The sentence contains a misplaced modifier.
Hannah kept all her medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to her.TrueFalse - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the misplaced modifier shown in the sentence below?
The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes?at the department storewith yellow and blue stripes - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which sentence is correct?The teacher's broken umbrella was in the coat room.The broken teacher's umbrella was in the coat room.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which sentence is written correctly?The torn student's book laid on her desk.The student's torn book laid on her desk.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?Whining in a pitiful manner, Rodney waited for a commercial break to let the dog in from the rain.During a commercial break, Rodney let the dog in from the rain, which was whining in a pitiful manner.During a commercial break, Rodney let in the dog, who had been whining pitifully out in the rain.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Raymond wore his one collared shirt to the job interview which was unfortunately stained with yellow mustard.Misplaced modifierSentence is correct as it is.
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What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?
The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.
expensive
shoes
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Uncle Jim bought a new carriage for the baby that was named "Boodle Buggy."
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Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier?
The dog belongs to that child with the brown spots.
The dog with the brown spots belongs to that child.
With the brown spots, the dog belongs to that child.
To that child, the dog belongs with the brown spots.
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Choose the sentence that correctly placed the modifiers.
A man that was completely bald drove past in a Corvette.
A man drove past in a Corvette that was completely bald.
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Choose the sentence that correctly placed the modifiers.
The man picked up the box of books with arthritis.
The man with arthritis picked up the box of books.