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Advanced Modifiers (Grammar) Make-Up Level 3

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  • Choose the sentences that do NOT contain a misplaced clause.
    A. The mother claimed during dinner she would shout gibberis
    During dinner, the mother claimed she would shout gibberish.
    The mother claimed she would shout gibberish during dinner.
  • Choose the answer that corrects the misplaced phrase in this sentence: Wearing a tutu, Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother.
    Bill Bates gave pet rats wearing a tutu to the little girl
    Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother
    Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl wearing a tutu
    The modifier is placed correctly in the original sentence.
  • We had almost thrown all our snowballs when our fort was charged by two frenzied redheads from the opposing team.
    misplaced
    correct
  • The computer system almost cost $2,000, but Michel had enough money saved from his fire-eating gigs to pay the bill in full.
    correct
    misplaced
  • Choose the option that corrects the following sentence: Having finished applications, the celebration began.
    Having finished applications, Hugo began the celebration.
    There is no error in the original sentence.
    Having finished applications, it was time to begin the celeb
  • Which of the following sentences correctly uses a modifier to avoid ambiguity?
    The student handed in a paper written poorly.
    Running to catch the bus, the rain started pouring down.
    he almost spent $100 on a pair of shoes.
    Covered in dust, the old book was found on the shelf.
  • Place the plate in front of the diner with the meat, not the vegetables, facing the person.
    misplaced
    correct
  • A pilot experiences a close call when a flock of birds crosses his path. He manages to steer the plane away from the birds at the last second. Choose the sentence that correctly describes the situation.
    Nearly all the birds were hit by the plane.
    The plane hit nearly all the birds.
    The plane nearly hit all the birds.
  • Pick the appropriate location for this modifier: eating banana pancakes.
    The couple watched the rain falling from the sky ________.
    The couple _______ watched the rain falling from the sky.
    The couple watched the rain _______ falling from the sky.
  • Jack wants to tell Jill that he loves her and no one else. What sentence should Jack use to convey the correct meaning to Jill? Careful attention should be given to the modifier "just."
    "I have just chosen to love you."
    "I have chosen to love just you."
    Jack should say nothing, since words usually complicate th
    "I just love you."
  • “Acting simply is not valued by the philistines who grant Academy Awards,” Mimi snorted.
    misplaced
    correct
  • Alice decided to, after a particularly bad week both at work and at home, visit her brother for the weekend.
    misplaced
    correct
  • Did Eve really give her grandfather, for his birthday, an Avril Lavigne concert ticket?
    correct
    misplaced
  • She loaded the bottles and cans into her husband’s new Porsche 911, which she planned to leave at the recycling centre.
    correct
    misplaced
  • A dangling modifier is a word or clause that appropriately relates to the word it modifies.
    False
    True
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