1.Which sentence below contains a dangling modifier?
1. I threw the newspaper in the waste basket after I read the editorial.
After I read the editorial, I threw the paper away.
After reading the editorial, I placed the newspaper in the waste basket.
After reading the editorial, the newspaper was placed in the waste basket.
9.Which sentence below contains a misplaced modifier?
Watching the birds, he sat on his porch and drank coffee.
He drank coffer on his porch and watched the birds.
He watched the birds drinking coffee on his porch.
On his porch as he sat drinking coffee, he watched the birds
11.Which sentence below contains a misplaced modifier?
That racecar was designed by an engineer with special headlights.
With special headlights, that car had been designed by an engineer.
That racecar with special headlights was designed by an engineer.
An engineer designed that racecar with special headlights.
14..Which sentence below contains a misplaced modifier?
The bus for Norfolk seemed the only option for Tom, who had only $20 in his pocket.
With only $20 in his pocket, Tom believed that the bus for Norfolk was his only option.
With only $20 in his pocket, the bus for Norfolk seemed the only option for Tom.
With only $20 in his pocket, Tom took the bus for Norfolk, his only option.
15.Which sentence below contains a misplaced modifier?
After I had read the magazine, it was thrown on the table.
He threw on the table the magazine that I had read.
The magazine that I had read was thrown on the table.
He threw the magazine on the table that I had read.
16 .Which sentence below contains a misplaced modifier?
We saw the meteor falling from the sky; then it hit the mountainside.
Falling from the sky, we saw the meteor before it struck the mountainside.
Before the meteor hit the mountainside, we saw it streaking from the sky.
After falling from the sky, the meteor struck the mountainside.
17.Which sentence below contains a misplaced modifier?
Hamburgers often appeal to hungry people.
Hungry people often find hamburgers appealing.
When hungry, hamburgers appeal to many people.
When hungry, people find hamburgers appealing
my new answers
1.After I read the editorial, I threw the paper away.
9.He watched the birds drinking coffee on his porch.
11.An engineer designed that racecar with special headlights.
14.With only $20 in his pocket, the bus for Norfolk seemed the only option for Tom.
15.He threw on the table the magazine that I had read.
16.We saw the meteor falling from the sky; then it hit the mountainside.
17.When hungry, hamburgers appeal to many people.
Your new answers are correct! Good job. Here are the revised sentences with the misplaced modifiers corrected:
1. After I read the editorial, I threw the paper away.
9. He drank coffee on his porch and watched the birds.
11. An engineer designed that racecar with special headlights.
14. With only $20 in his pocket, the bus for Norfolk seemed Tom's only option.
15. He threw the magazine on the table that I had read.
16. Before the meteor hit the mountainside, we saw it streaking from the sky.
17. When hungry, people find hamburgers appealing.
1. Your answer is correct. The sentence "After I read the editorial, I threw the paper away" contains a dangling modifier. The phrase "After I read the editorial" is modifying the action of throwing the paper away, but it is not clear who actually performed the action.
9. Your answer is incorrect. The sentence "He watched the birds drinking coffee on his porch" contains a misplaced modifier. The phrase "drinking coffee" is modifying the birds, suggesting that the birds are the ones drinking coffee.
11. Your answer is correct. The sentence "An engineer designed that racecar with special headlights" contains a misplaced modifier. The phrase "with special headlights" is modifying the racecar, suggesting that the racecar has special headlights.
14. Your answer is incorrect. The sentence "With only $20 in his pocket, Tom believed that the bus for Norfolk was his only option" does not contain a misplaced modifier. The modifier "With only $20 in his pocket" is correctly placed and modifies the subject "Tom".
15. Your answer is correct. The sentence "He threw on the table the magazine that I had read" contains a misplaced modifier. The phrase "that I had read" is modifying the magazine, suggesting that the magazine is the one that was thrown on the table.
16. Your answer is incorrect. The sentence "After falling from the sky, the meteor struck the mountainside" does not contain a misplaced modifier. The phrase "After falling from the sky" is correctly placed and modifies the action of the meteor striking the mountainside.
17. Your answer is correct. The sentence "When hungry, hamburgers appeal to many people" contains a misplaced modifier. The phrase "When hungry" is modifying the hamburgers, suggesting that the hamburgers are the ones that are hungry.