Form 9: Dangling and Misplaced Participles Exercise

Form 9: Dangling and Misplaced Participles

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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

  1. MultiChoice

    In 'Walking to school, the rain started pouring', what is the grammatical issue with 'Walking to school'?

  2. MultiChoice

    In 'Walking to school, Maya got caught in the rain', how is the participial phrase used?

  3. MultiChoice

    In 'Barking loudly, the mailman ran from the dog', what is the modifier problem?

  4. MultiChoice

    In 'Barking loudly, the dog chased the mailman', 'Barking loudly' correctly modifies which word?

  5. MultiChoice

    In 'Having eaten dinner, the dishes were washed', what error occurs?

  6. MultiChoice

    In 'Having eaten dinner, we washed the dishes', what does 'Having eaten dinner' modify?

  7. MultiChoice

    In 'Flying through the clouds, the mountain appeared to the pilot', what is wrong?

  8. MultiChoice

    In 'Flying through the clouds, the pilot saw the mountain', what does 'Flying through the clouds' modify?

  9. MultiChoice

    In 'Covered in mud, the boy entered the house', what does 'Covered in mud' modify?

  10. MultiChoice

    In 'Soaring high above, the eagle spotted its prey', what does 'Soaring high above' modify?

  11. MultiChoice

    In 'Written in pencil, the teacher could barely read the essay', what is the issue?

  12. MultiChoice

    In 'Written in pencil, the essay was hard to read', what does 'Written in pencil' modify?