Common Core: 7th Grade English Language Arts : English Grammar and Usage in Writing and Speaking: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1
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Example Question #41 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.1
Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
He bought a kitten for his sister called Whiskers.
He bought a kitten called Whiskers for his sister.
He bought a kitten called Whiskers for his sister.
A modifier is a word or phrase that modifies or describes, another word or phrase. A misplaced modifier is a modifier that appears to modify the wrong word or phrase because it is too far from the word or phrase that it should modify. “He bought a kitten for his sister called Whiskers.” has a misplaced modifier. Because the modifier “called Whiskers” is adjacent to “his sister”, the sentence wrongly suggests the sister is called Whiskers, not the kitten.
Example Question #42 : Language
Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
Coming home late, she noticed the house was quiet.
Coming home late, the house was quiet.
Coming home late, she noticed the house was quiet.
A modifier is a word or phrase that modifies or describes, another word or phrase. A dangling modifier is a modifier that doesn’t actually modify the word it’s intended to modify. “Coming home late”. Who was doing this? The writer needs to add something to the sentence to inform the reader who was coming home late - she was.
Example Question #43 : Language
Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
Driving down the dirt road, the tire went flat.
While I was driving down the dirt road, the tire went flat.
While I was driving down the dirt road, the tire went flat.
A modifier is a word or phrase that modifies or describes, another word or phrase. A dangling modifier is a modifier that doesn’t actually modify the word it’s intended to modify. “Driving down the dirt road”. Who was doing this? The writer needs to add something to the sentence to inform the reader who was driving down the dirt road - I was.
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