Curated OER
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers - Exercise 3
Are you looking for resources to supplement your grammar lesson? Use this lesson on misplaced and/or dangling modifiers in writing. Middle schoolers complete twenty multiple choice questions where they must find the sentence that has no...
Curated OER
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers - Exercise 4
Teachers who are looking for resources to supplement their teaching of misplaced and/or dangling modifiers in writing should enjoy this learning exercise, and the interactive activities embedded in the sheet. Students complete twenty...
McGraw Hill
Grammar Practice Workbook
Make sure your pupils exercise their grammar muscles with this collection of worksheets. Organized into units, the packet covers everything from the parts of speech to sentence structure to punctuation.
Curated OER
Misplaced Modifiers
Misplaced modifiers can alter the meaning of a sentence, and take away from a writer's intended message. Use the reference sheet and activity to show middle schoolers how to edit confusing sentences with misplaced modifiers. A great...
Curated OER
Sentence Clarity
Give your sentences more clarity by learning to avoid misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers, and the passive voice. Review parallel structure as well. Plenty of examples are shown, providing utmost clarity.
Curated OER
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Start by reading the information provided for both misplaced modifiers and dangling modifiers. The entire first page is explanation and examples-perfect for those who need extra support. On page two, you will find a short, 10-question...
Curated OER
Sentence Problems
Writing is tough to perfect. Help your class improve their writing skills by studying different sentence problems. This reference guide covers sentence fragments, run-ons, and misplaced modifiers, but that's just to start! There's a...
Curated OER
Misplaced and Dangling Participles, Worksheet 2
Are your young grammarians misplacing or dangling their participles? The 17 sentences on this worksheet provide participants practice with pesky participles.
Curated OER
Misplaced and Dangling Participles
Help! I’ve misplaced my modifier! Misplaced modifiers and dangling participles are the subject of a worksheet that first defines basic terms and then offers examples of correct usage. Armed with this information, young grammarians attack...
Curated OER
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers - Exercise 2
Getting tired of seeing dangling or misplaced modifiers in your students' writing? Use this grammar activity to reinforce the importance of careful reading and editing. Young writers find the sentence that has no misplaced or dangling...
Curated OER
Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Practice grammar skills in this online interactive worksheet. Middle schoolers answer ten multiple choice questions regarding dangling and misplaced modifiers. They may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
Misplaced Modifiers
In this grammar worksheet, young scholars read 10 sentences that all contain modifiers. If the modifiers are not in the correct position, students re-write the sentences.
Curated OER
Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers
In these grammar errors worksheets, students review the definition of modifiers and an example of a misplaced modifier. Students then complete three pages of activities to help them avoid misplaced modifiers.
Towson University
Towson University: Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Misplaced modifiers can cause both confusion and laughter on the part of a reader. You probably want to avoid either response, so use this site to learn what misplaced and dangling modifiers are, as well as how to avoid them in your...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Misplaced Modifiers
This slideshow lesson focuses on misplaced modifiers; it defines them and explains the difference between misplaced and dangling modifiers. It then provides a list of sentences for students to practice identifying misplaced and dangling...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Modifiers
This tutorial provides a slideshow focusing on modifiers; it defines them, explains dangling and misplaced modifiers, gives examples, and tells how to prevent them. There is also a short automated slideshow of a practice example and its...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Modifiers
This tutorial focuses on modifiers using three slideshows: modifiers, dangling modifiers, and misplaced modifiers and printed information about adjectives and adverbs. Each slideshow defines the term, gives examples, and provides...
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: All About Modifiers
Learn about different types of modifiers through information, examples and a video. Then learn what dangling and misplaced modifiers are and how to correct them. [1:37]
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Misplaced Modifiers
This entry provides the rules and examples for various misplaced modifiers including where they belong; changes of meaning; misplaced single words, phrases, and clauses; dangling modifiers and squinting modifiers.
Towson University
Towson University: Self Teaching Unit: Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
This lesson focuses on misplaced modifiers including adjectives, adverbs, phrases, and clauses and dangling modifiers. It discusses each, provides examples, explains how to correct them, and offers links to exercises and a post-quiz.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Misplaced Modifiers Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on correcting Misplaced Modifiers.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Misplaced Modifiers Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on correcting Misplaced Modifiers.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Misplaced Modifiers Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on correcting Misplaced Modifiers.