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Parts of Speech and Modifiers Answers

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Which of the sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

A
Kathy made her yummy cupcakes for the bake sale.
B
We made almost $100 at the bake sale.
C
Mario liked the chewy brownies best.
D
We served cake to children in silver bowls.
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How did you fix the dangling modifier? Check any that apply.

A
I changed the subject in the second half of the sentence.
B
I made it clear the movie had not visited the place it was filmed.
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Use the drop-down menus to identify words within the passage as nouns, pronouns, or verbs.

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Michael ran home as soon as he finished his dinner. Before we could even say goodbye, he was out the door.:noun
Michael ran home as soon as he finished his dinner. Before we could even say goodbye, he was out the door.:verb
Michael ran home as soon as he finished his dinner. Before we could even say goodbye, he was out the door.:pronoun
Michael ran home as soon as he finished his dinner. Before we could even say goodbye, he was out the door.:preposition
Michael ran home as soon as he finished his dinner. Before we could even say goodbye, he was out the door.:preposition
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Use the drop-down menus to identify the modifiers and the words being modified.

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Everyone recognized Tara's yellow coat .:modifier
Everyone recognized Tara's yellow coat .:word being modified
Patrick heard his mother speak loudly .:word being modified
Patrick heard his mother speak loudly .:modifier
They all agreed that Jenny's dad made the best hamburgers .:modifier
They all agreed that Jenny's dad made the best hamburgers .:word being modified
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nounpronoun✔ verbpreposition

A
noun
B
pronoun
C
✔ verb
D
preposition
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modifier✔ word being modified

A
modifier
B
✔ word being modified
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noun✔ pronounverbpreposition

A
noun
B
✔ pronoun
C
verb
D
preposition
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modifier✔ word being modified

A
modifier
B
✔ word being modified
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nounpronounverb✔ preposition

A
noun
B
pronoun
C
verb
D
✔ preposition
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✔ modifierword being modified

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✔ modifier
B
word being modified
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nounpronounverb✔ preposition

A
noun
B
pronoun
C
verb
D
✔ preposition
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✔ modifierword being modified

A
✔ modifier
B
word being modified
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modifier✔ word being modified

A
modifier
B
✔ word being modified
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What confusion is caused by the misplaced modifier in the sentence on the left?

A
It seems like Tracy is eating the dinner.
B
It seems like Tracy went to France.
C
It seems like Tracy’s uncle missed dinner.
D
It seems like the dinner was from France.
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Choose the best revision of the sentence.

A
Tracy went to her uncle’s for dinner from France.
B
Tracy’s uncle from France came over for dinner.
C
Tracy from France’s uncle came over for dinner.
D
Tracey went to France for her uncle’s dinner.
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Which of the sentences contains a dangling modifier?

A
After visiting the place it was filmed, the movie is sure to be great.
B
Sandy went to the game she told us about yesterday afternoon.
C
Jonathan may think he is the best golfer, but I disagree.
D
Because I didn’t want to be late, I ran through the hallway.
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✔ movielocationaudiencevisitor

A
✔ movie
B
location
C
audience
D
visitor
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Use the drop-down menus to identify the modifiers and the words being modified.

Answers:
Everyone recognized Tara's yellow coat .:modifier
Everyone recognized Tara's yellow coat .:word being modified
Patrick heard his mother speak loudly .:word being modified
Patrick heard his mother speak loudly .:modifier
They all agreed that Jenny's dad made the best hamburgers .:modifier
They all agreed that Jenny's dad made the best hamburgers .:word being modified

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