Form 9: Dangling and Misplaced Participles
Practice identifying dangling and misplaced participles in sentences. Learn how incorrect placement of a participial phrase alters sentence structure.
Questions
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MultiChoice
In 'Walking to school, the rain started pouring', what is the grammatical issue with 'Walking to school'?
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In 'Walking to school, Maya got caught in the rain', how is the participial phrase used?
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In 'Barking loudly, the mailman ran from the dog', what is the modifier problem?
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In 'Barking loudly, the dog chased the mailman', 'Barking loudly' correctly modifies which word?
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In 'Having eaten dinner, the dishes were washed', what error occurs?
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In 'Having eaten dinner, we washed the dishes', what does 'Having eaten dinner' modify?
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In 'Flying through the clouds, the mountain appeared to the pilot', what is wrong?
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In 'Flying through the clouds, the pilot saw the mountain', what does 'Flying through the clouds' modify?
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In 'Covered in mud, the boy entered the house', what does 'Covered in mud' modify?
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In 'Soaring high above, the eagle spotted its prey', what does 'Soaring high above' modify?
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In 'Written in pencil, the teacher could barely read the essay', what is the issue?
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In 'Written in pencil, the essay was hard to read', what does 'Written in pencil' modify?