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DIRECTIONS:
1. Choose the word in parentheses that best completes the sentence. (15 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
2. Identify if it is an adjective or adverb. (15 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Word: (Bad, Badly) weather is expected tonight and tomorrow.
Type: (Bad, Badly) weather is expected tonight and tomorrow.
Word: Well, that is one (possible, possibly) solution to the problem.
Type: Well, that is one (possible, possibly) solution to the problem.
Word: The first reports are promising, so your prospects look (good, well).
Type: The first reports are promising, so your prospects look (good, well).
Word: The boxer who landed the (most, almost) punches won the fight.
Type: The boxer who landed the (most, almost) punches won the fight.
Word: We saw a (real, really) whale when we vacationed at Cape Cod!
Type: We saw a (real, really) whale when we vacationed at Cape Cod!
Word: The long white envelope looked quite (ordinary, ordinarily).
Type: The long white envelope looked quite (ordinary, ordinarily).
Word: The picnickers watched the dark clouds (gloomy, gloomily).
Type: The picnickers watched the dark clouds (gloomy, gloomily).
Word: Cloie felt (bad, badly) when she realized she might not be able to go to college right away.
Type: Cloie felt (bad, badly) when she realized she might not be able to go to college right away.
Word: I go to (most, almost) every football game.
Type: I go to (most, almost) every football game.
Word: I would not (ordinary, ordinarily) read a book about computer technology.
Type: I would not (ordinary, ordinarily) read a book about computer technology.
Word: Norma is (good, well) at what she does.
Type: Norma is (good, well) at what she does.
Word: (Most, Almost) everyone in our class was excited about the basketball play-offs.
Type: (Most, Almost) everyone in our class was excited about the basketball play-offs.
Word: Jake grew (gloomy, gloomily) toward the end of the day.
Type: Jake grew (gloomy, gloomily) toward the end of the day.
Word: The wrestler had a (sure, surely) hold on his opponent.
Type: The wrestler had a (sure, surely) hold on his opponent.
Word: The car skidded (bad, badly) before it left the road.
Type: The car skidded (bad, badly) before it left the road.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Determine if each sentence is correct or not. (15 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
2. If you selected CORRECT: Write none in the box. (5 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer.
If you selected INCORRECT: Rewrite the sentence correctly. (10 points)
*You must rewrite the entire sentence.
*Use proper capitalization and punctuation.
Sentence #1: Football camp is really nothing like summer camp.
Sentence #1 Rewritten: Football camp is really nothing like summer camp.
Sentence #2: There aren’t no activities that are unrelated to the sport of football.
Sentence #2 Rewritten: There aren’t no activities that are unrelated to the sport of football.
Sentence #3: You don’t have no reason to be there unless you truly want to play.
Sentence #3 Rewritten: You don’t have no reason to be there unless you truly want to play.
Sentence #4: Football camp doesn’t leave no opportunity to sleep late.
Sentence #4 Rewritten: Football camp doesn’t leave no opportunity to sleep late.
Sentence #5: Nobody ever went to football camp to rest!
Sentence #5 Rewritten: Nobody ever went to football camp to rest!
Sentence #6: After breakfast, which no one ever misses, conditioning activities begin.
Sentence #6 Rewritten: After breakfast, which no one ever misses, conditioning activities begin.
Sentence #7: Nothing will never protect a player from injury more than conditioning.
Sentence #7 Rewritten: Nothing will never protect a player from injury more than conditioning.
Sentence #8: There aren’t no exercises that the players find easy.
Sentence #8 Rewritten: There aren’t no exercises that the players find easy.
Sentence #9: We don’t practice nothing but drills to prepare us for the actual game.
Sentence #9 Rewritten: We don’t practice nothing but drills to prepare us for the actual game.
Sentence #10: Players can never learn enough about the importance of commitment.
Sentence #10 Rewritten: Players can never learn enough about the importance of commitment.
Sentence #11: Staying at home all summer never is any fun.
Sentence #11 Rewritten: Staying at home all summer never is any fun.
Sentence #12: The first time I went to summer camp, I didn’t expect to have no fun.
Sentence #12 Rewritten: The first time I went to summer camp, I didn’t expect to have no fun.
Sentence #13: When my parents dropped me off, there wasn’t no one around that I knew.
Sentence #13 Rewritten: When my parents dropped me off, there wasn’t no one around that I knew.
Sentence #14: Because I was the last to arrive, I didn’t get no choice of bunks.
Sentence #14 Rewritten: Because I was the last to arrive, I didn’t get no choice of bunks.
Sentence #15: I wasn’t getting nowhere with making my bunk until my counselor helped me.
Sentence #15 Rewritten: I wasn’t getting nowhere with making my bunk until my counselor helped me.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the misplaced modifier in each sentence. (12 points)
*Look at the FIRST number in parentheses to determine the exact number of words to put in the box.
*Do not include any punctuation in your answer.
2. Identify the word or phrase being incorrectly modified. (12 points)
*Look at the SECOND number in parentheses to determine the exact number of words to put in the box.
*REMEMBER: This is next to the misplaced modifier...either in front of or behind it.
*Do not include any punctuation in your answer.
3. Identify the word or phrase that should be modified. (12 points)
*Look at the THIRD number in parentheses to determine the exact number of words to put in the box.
*REMEMBER: This cannot be a word or phrase that was already used.
*Do not include any punctuation in your answer.
4. Rewrite the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier. (12 points)
*Copy and paste the original sentence into the box.
*Make sure to include punctuation and have correct capitalization.
Misplaced Modifier: Splashing in a waterhole, Omar spotted two elephants. (4)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: Splashing in a waterhole, Omar spotted two elephants. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: Splashing in a waterhole, Omar spotted two elephants. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: Splashing in a waterhole, Omar spotted two elephants.
Misplaced Modifier: At noon, Karen encountered heavy traffic driving to the bank. (4)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: At noon, Karen encountered heavy traffic driving to the bank. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: At noon, Karen encountered heavy traffic driving to the bank. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: At noon, Karen encountered heavy traffic driving to the bank.
Misplaced Modifier: Erin must have found at least ten sources researching her term paper. (4)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: Erin must have found at least ten sources researching her term paper. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: Erin must have found at least ten sources researching her term paper. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: Erin must have found at least ten sources researching her term paper.
Misplaced Modifier: The president waved to the thousands of people riding in his black limousine. (5)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: The president waved to the thousands of people riding in his black limousine. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: The president waved to the thousands of people riding in his black limousine. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: The president waved to the thousands of people riding in his black limousine.
Misplaced Modifier: The bears began eating their meal of ants rising from their afternoon naps. (5)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: The bears began eating their meal of ants rising from their afternoon naps. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: The bears began eating their meal of ants rising from their afternoon naps. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: The bears began eating their meal of ants rising from their afternoon naps.
Misplaced Modifier: Stumbling over another player, the crowd gasped as the receiver ran for a touchdown. (4)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: Stumbling over another player, the crowd gasped as the receiver ran for a touchdown. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: Stumbling over another player, the crowd gasped as the receiver ran for a touchdown. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: Stumbling over another player, the crowd gasped as the receiver ran for a touchdown.
Misplaced Modifier: The hawk was searching for its next meal circling overhead. (2)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: The hawk was searching for its next meal circling overhead. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: The hawk was searching for its next meal circling overhead. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: The hawk was searching for its next meal circling overhead.
Misplaced Modifier: Justine saw the posters shopping in the souvenir shop. (5)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: Justine saw the posters shopping in the souvenir shop. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: Justine saw the posters shopping in the souvenir shop. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: Justine saw the posters shopping in the souvenir shop.
Misplaced Modifier: I held the ticket tightly in my hand that my friend gave me. (5)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: I held the ticket tightly in my hand that my friend gave me. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: I held the ticket tightly in my hand that my friend gave me. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: I held the ticket tightly in my hand that my friend gave me.
Misplaced Modifier: A holiday was given to the employees with special pay. (3)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: A holiday was given to the employees with special pay. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: A holiday was given to the employees with special pay. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: A holiday was given to the employees with special pay.
Misplaced Modifier: Walking in the woods, a squirrel darted across the path, startling her. (4)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: Walking in the woods, a squirrel darted across the path, startling her. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: Walking in the woods, a squirrel darted across the path, startling her. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: Walking in the woods, a squirrel darted across the path, startling her.
Misplaced Modifier: Untended and overgrown since last summer, Marlene helped in the garden. (6)
Word or Phrase Incorrectly Modified: Untended and overgrown since last summer, Marlene helped in the garden. (1)
Word or Phrase That Should Be Modified: Untended and overgrown since last summer, Marlene helped in the garden. (1)
Rewritten Sentence: Untended and overgrown since last summer, Marlene helped in the garden.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Decide if each sentence contains a dangling modifier. (6 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*There are EXACTLY three of each.
1. To prevent an unhealthy buildup of bacteria, bed sheets should be washed at least once a week.
2. Before you begin the project, all of the required materials should be carefully gathered.
3. After applying lotion, my skin feels a lot smoother.
4. Excited about the trip, her luggage was already packed two weeks before the departure date.
5. As Manuel was rollerblading frantically to keep up with the others, the hill proved too steep, and he fell to the ground.
6. Using the information found in your profile, a stranger may recognize that where you live can be discovered.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the dangling modifier in the original sentence. (10 points)
*Look at the number in parentheses to determine the exact number of words to highlight.
*Do not include any punctuation in your answer.
2. Rewrite each sentence to correct the dangling modifier using the information provided in
parentheses. (10 points)
*You must rewrite the entire sentence.
*Use proper capitalization and punctuation.
*You may not add any additional words of your choosing.
*Do NOT remove the commas, add any new commas, or rearrange the commas.
Dangling Modifier: After trying for many years to locate my birth mother, she lives in Tucson.
(10 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: After trying for many years to locate my birth mother, she lives in Tucson.
(I found that)
Dangling Modifier: Trying to get to practice on time, the coach started without me.
(7 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: Trying to get to practice on time, the coach started without me.
(even though I was)
Dangling Modifier: Before leaving for school, breakfast is a good thing.
(4 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: Before leaving for school, breakfast is a good thing.
(you are)
Dangling Modifier: Carefully watering the garden, the plants bloomed profusely.
(4 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: Carefully watering the garden, the plants bloomed profusely.
(Lilah watched)
Dangling Modifier: Slipping on the ice, the sidewalk had no traction.
(4 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: Slipping on the ice, the sidewalk had no traction.
(Andrew despised that)
Dangling Modifier: Swimming in our very best form, the trophy was richly deserved.
(6 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: Swimming in our very best form, the trophy was richly deserved.
(with our team)
Dangling Modifier: Singing all morning, the muscles of her mouth were rather sore.
(3 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: Singing all morning, the muscles of her mouth were rather sore.
(after Yuri was)
Dangling Modifier: Relaxing with nothing to do, the sunny afternoon made him sleepy.
(5 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: Relaxing with nothing to do, the sunny afternoon made him sleepy.
(as Freddy was)
Dangling Modifier: A fine athletic talent, his name is well known in the league.
(4 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: A fine athletic talent, his name is well known in the league.
(with Pedro being)
Dangling Modifier: Having injured his dominant hand, it was difficult to write the exam.
(5 Words)
Rewritten Sentence: Having injured his dominant hand, it was difficult to write the exam.
(with Reagan)