1.01 Quiz Misplaced And Dangling Modifier

Question: Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

Answer: Shelly finally completed the last question yawning loudly.

Question: Select the sentence with the dangling modifier.

Answer: Covering a salad with calorie-rich dressing, the nutritional value plummets.

Question: Select the sentence with the misplaced modifier.

Answer: Jeremy began saving all the money in a shoebox that he earned doing chores.

Question: Which revision fixes the dangling modifier in the sentence?

After a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor.

Answer: After I took a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor.

Question: Which revision fixes the dangling modifier in this sentence?

While pitching a tent with the scouts, a doe ate the tall grass in the meadow.

Answer: While I was pitching a tent with the scouts, a doe ate the tall grass in the meadow.