Chapter Forty-Six Assessment
The Dangling Modifier
A 20-mark interactive evaluation testing recognition and correction of dangling modifiers — phrases that describe someone or something not clearly stated in the sentence.
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Part 1 (Concept MCQs)
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Part 2 (Rewrite Correctly)
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Part 3 (Spot the Fix)
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Part 4 (Gap-Fill)
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Total Score
Part 1 (5 Marks)
Multiple Choice Questions
Select the correct answer about how dangling modifiers work (1 mark each).
Part 2 (5 Marks)
Rewrite the Dangling Sentence
Each sentence below has a dangling modifier. Rewrite it by supplying a clear subject for the modifier to describe (1 mark each). Any reasonable subject pronoun is accepted.
Part 3 (5 Marks)
Spot the Correctly Fixed Sentence
Select the option that correctly removes the dangling modifier (1 mark each).
Part 4 (5 Marks)
Rules Synthesis Gap-Fill
Select the correct word to complete each part of the rule summary (1 mark each).
A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that describes or modifies someone or something not clearly
in a sentence. Unlike an ordinary misplaced modifier, which can be corrected by moving it to a different part of the sentence, a dangling modifier cannot be corrected this way — instead, we must provide a clear
for it to modify. A dangling modifier also occurs when the intended subject is replaced by
.
Although a dangling modifier can appear at the beginning or end of a sentence, in most cases it appears at the
of the sentence. For example, 'After finishing the work, the game began' is dangling because it does not tell us who
.