All Common Core: 7th Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #32 : Language
Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
Julie saw two puppies on the way to school.
On the way to school, Julie saw two puppies.
On the way to school, Julie saw two puppies.
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. “Julie saw two puppies on the way to school.” has a misplaced modifier. Because the modifier “on the way to school” is adjacent to the two puppies, the sentence wrongly suggests it was the puppies headed to school.
Example Question #33 : Language
Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
Rachel nearly studied for an hour every night.
Rachel studied for nearly an hour every night.
Rachel studied for nearly an hour every night.
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. “Rachel nearly studied for an hour every night.” has a misplaced modifier. Because the modifier “nearly” is adjacent to “studied” and not “an hour”, the sentence wrongly suggests that Rachel almost studied every night, but didn’t.
Example Question #34 : Language
Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
Having arrived late to class, the boy needed a tardy pass.
Having arrived late to class, a tardy pass was needed.
Having arrived late to class, the boy needed a tardy pass.
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. In some cases, a dangling modifier refers to a word that doesn’t even appear in the sentence. “A tardy pass was needed.” by whom? The writer needs to add something to the sentence to inform the reader who needed the pass - the boy.
Example Question #35 : Language
Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
The woman walked into the building carrying a computer.
The woman carried a computer and walked into the building.
The woman carried a computer and walked into the building.
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. “The woman walked into the building carrying a computer.” has a misplaced modifier. Because the modifier “carrying a computer” is adjacent to “the building”, the sentence wrongly suggests that the building is carrying the computer, not the woman.
Example Question #41 : Language
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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