As you read each sentence, consider what the underlined word or phrase is modifying. Then, choose a description of the modified object from the drop-down menu. The snack bar almost sold all of the drinks during the day. The snack bar sold almost all of the drinks during the day. Disappointed about not being able to ride in the park, the bicycle tire was flat. Disappointed about not being able to ride in the park, the boy noticed his bicycle tire was flat.
Disappointed about not being able to ride in the park, the bicycle tire was flat.
Disappointed about not being able to ride in the park, the boy noticed his bicycle tire was flat.
Look at the underlined part of each sentence, and then use the drop-down menu to identify what type of phrase it is. Charles looked guilty, his hand dangling from the cookie jar. The quarterback, the team’s captain, carried the team to victory. Her confidence shaken, Sheryl spelled the word again. I’m going to talk to Charlotte, the editor of the school paper.
What change is made to add variety in the revision?
Robert Frost crafts his poem using a controlling metaphor.
The snack bar sold almost all of the drinks during the day.
In his poem, Robert Frost compares two ideas and then continues to use the comparison throughout the rest of the poem.
Ebola, a highly contagious virus, is so deadly that people who test positive for the virus must be kept away from healthy people.
Her confidence shaken, Sheryl spelled the word again.
Because an outbreak of Ebola Zaire is so deadly, those who contract Ebola must be quarantined in a biocontainment zone.
I’m going to talk to Charlotte, the editor of the school paper.
Did you find these answers helpful?