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Pretest - Misplaced Modifiers
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1
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)Jim watched the runners approach the finish line from his seat in the grandstand.
B)From his seat in the grandstand, Jim watched the runners approach the finish line.
C)Jim watched from his seat in the grandstand the runners approach the finish line.
2
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)They climbed the high mountains wearing hiking boots.
B)Wearing hiking boots, they climbed the high mountains.
C)They climbed wearing hiking boots the high mountains.
3
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)In the summer of 2006, Donna, a graduate of my high school, made a film about hurricanes.
B)Donna, a graduate of my high school, made in the summer of 2006 a film about hurricanes.
C)Donna, a graduate of my high school, made a film about hurricanes in the summer of 2006.
4
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)Bought by his wife, he found it hard to program the DVD player.
B)His DVD player, which his wife had bought him, proved hard to program.
C)His DVD player proved hard to program, which his wife had bought him.
5
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)While riding her bicycle, the child dropped the ice cream.
B)Riding her bicycle, the ice cream was dropped by the child.
C)The child dropped the ice cream riding her bicycle.
6
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)Torn in three places, I managed to tape the ten-dollar bill together like new.
B)The ten-dollar bill had been torn in three places, but I managed to tape it together like new.
C)I managed, torn in three places, to tape together like new the ten-dollar bill.
7
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)Bryan cooked the salmon steaks, which had been marinated in lemon and pepper, on the grill in his backyard.
B)Marinated in lemon and pepper, Bryan cooked the salmon steaks on the grill in his backyard.
C)Bryan cooked the salmon steaks, marinated in lemon and pepper, on the grill in his backyard.
8
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)Bryan cooked the salmon steaks standing in the pouring rain on the grill in his backyard.
B)Bryan cooked the salmon steaks while standing in the pouring rain on the grill in his backyard.
C)While standing in the pouring rain, Bryan cooked the salmon steaks on the grill in his backyard.
9
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)During the Second World War, gasoline only could be purchased by people with ration cards.
B)During the Second World War, only people with ration cards could purchase gasoline.
C)During the Second World War, people only with ration cards could purchase gasoline.
10
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)The couple moved to a bigger apartment when their first child was born because they needed more space.
B)When their first child was born, the couple moved to a bigger apartment because they needed more space.
C)When their first child was born because they needed more space the couple moved to a bigger apartment.
11
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)I can work for only two hours on Monday.
B)I can only work for two hours on Monday.
12
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)Irene said that she had been promoted yesterday.
B)Irene said yesterday that she had been promoted.
13
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)The branch with a startling crack broke from the tree and fell to the ground.
B)With a startling crack, the branch broke from the tree and fell to the ground.
C)The branch broke from the tree with a startling crack and fell to the ground.
14
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)Jake read the sign written in Spanish on the side of the Mexican highway.
B)Jake read the sign on the side of the Mexican highway written in Spanish.
C)Jake read the sign that was on the side of the Mexican highway and written in Spanish.
15
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)Maria approached the high school auditorium stage carrying flowers.
B)Carrying flowers, Maria approached the high school auditorium stage.
C)Maria approached carrying flowers the high school auditorium stage.
16
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)Bob found two empty coolers walking across the parking lot into the stadium to watch the football game.
B)On his way into the stadium to watch the football game, Bob found two empty coolers walking across the parking lot.
C)Walking across the parking lot into the stadium to watch the football game, Bob found two empty coolers.
17
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)The patient paced up and down the hall waiting for the results of his X-ray.
B)Waiting for the results of his X-ray, the patient paced up and down the hall.
18
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)With her usual combination of skill, speed, efficiency, and unflappable calm, the surgeon completed the operation in record time.
B)The surgeon completed with her usual combination of skill, speed, efficiency, and unflappable calm the operation in record time.
C)With her usual combination of skill, speed, efficiency, and unflappable calm, the surgeon in record time completed the operation.
19
Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
A)The Allies defeated, despite their profound political and ideological differences, Nazi Germany during World War II.
B)The Allies, despite their profound political and ideological differences during World War II, defeated Nazi Germany.
C)Despite their profound political and ideological differences, the Allies defeated Nazi Germany during World War II.





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