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7th grade Fix words in the wrong place worksheet

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Fix words in the wrong place

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Circle the best answer.

  1. Rushing to finish the test, the pencil snapped. Meaning: a student rushed, and that student's pencil snapped. Ari edits a sentence. The revision must fix the dangling modifier and keep the writer's meaning. Which one works?

    • The student's pencil snapped during the test.
    • As the student rushed to finish the test, the pencil snapped.
    • Rushing to finish the test, the pencil snapped in two.
    • Rushing to finish the test, the student broke the pencil on purpose.

  2. Read this first

    Draft

    Packing in a hurry, the lunches were left on the counter. Meaning: the students packed in a hurry and left the lunches on the counter.

  3. Esme edits a sentence. The revision must fix the dangling modifier and keep the writer's meaning. Which one works?

    • Packing in a hurry, the teacher left the lunches on the counter.
    • The lunches were left on the counter.
    • Packing in a hurry, the lunches stayed on the counter.
    • Packing in a hurry, the students left the lunches on the counter.

  4. Draft

    Climbing the last hill, the view took everyone's breath away. Meaning: the hikers climbed the last hill, and the view amazed everyone.

  5. Jun edits a sentence. The revision must fix the dangling modifier and keep the writer's meaning. Which one works?

    • The view took everyone's breath away.
    • Climbing the last hill, the hikers found the view boring.
    • As the hikers climbed the last hill, the view took everyone's breath away.
    • Climbing the last hill, the view was amazing to everyone.

  6. We bought a kite from the shop that has a red tail. Meaning: the kite has the red tail. Kira places a clause so that it describes the right noun. Which revision does it?

    • We bought a red kite from the shop.
    • We bought a kite from the shop.
    • We bought a kite that has a red tail from the shop.
    • From the shop that has a red tail, we bought a kite.

  7. I returned the book to the librarian that was overdue. Meaning: the book is overdue. Luz places a clause so that it describes the right noun. Which revision does it?

    • I returned the book to the librarian.
    • I returned the book to the librarian, who was overdue.
    • The librarian that was overdue got the book back from me.
    • I returned the book that was overdue to the librarian.

  8. The mayor thanked the volunteers at the ceremony who planted the trees. Meaning: the volunteers planted the trees. Milo places a clause so that it describes the right noun. Which revision does it?

    • At the ceremony, which planted the trees, the mayor thanked the volunteers.
    • The mayor thanked the volunteers at the ceremony.
    • At the ceremony, the mayor thanked the volunteers who planted the trees.
    • The mayor, who planted the trees, thanked the volunteers at the ceremony.

  9. Dad grilled corn for the neighbors on the patio that tasted sweet. Meaning: the corn tasted sweet. Noah places a clause so that it describes the right noun. Which revision does it?

    • Dad grilled corn for the neighbors on the sweet patio.
    • Dad grilled corn for the neighbors that tasted sweet on the patio.
    • Dad grilled corn that tasted sweet for the neighbors on the patio.
    • Dad grilled corn for the neighbors on the patio.

  10. Waiting for the bus, the rain began to fall. Meaning: the students waited, and then rain began to fall. Pia fixes a dangling modifier. The revision must turn the opening phrase into a clause with its own subject. Which sentence does it?

    • While the students waited for the bus, the rain began to fall.
    • The rain began to fall while waiting for the bus.
    • While waiting for the bus, the rain began to fall.
    • Waiting for the bus, the students felt the rain begin to fall.

  11. Draft

    Opening the dusty box, a tiny music box was found. Meaning: the volunteers opened the box and found a tiny music box.

  12. Ren fixes a dangling modifier. The revision must keep the opening phrase and name the doer right after it. Which sentence does it?

    • Opening the dusty box, the volunteers found a tiny music box.
    • Opening the dusty box, the music box was a tiny surprise.
    • A tiny music box was found opening the dusty box.
    • As the volunteers opened the dusty box, they found a tiny music box.

  13. After practicing for weeks, the song sounded perfect. Meaning: the choir practiced for weeks, and then the song sounded perfect. Tala fixes a dangling modifier. The revision must turn the opening phrase into a clause with its own subject. Which sentence does it?

    • After practicing for weeks, the choir made the song sound perfect.
    • After the choir practiced for weeks, the song sounded perfect.
    • After practicing for weeks, the song became perfect.
    • The song sounded perfect after practicing for weeks.
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About this worksheet

Fix words in the wrong place. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can find the word a modifier seems to tell about, even when the writer meant a different word.
  • I can tell a misplaced modifier (its word is in the sentence, but far away) from a dangling one (its word is missing).
  • I can fix a modifier by moving it next to its word, or by naming the doer, and keep every detail.

Words to know

modifier: A word, phrase or clause that tells more about another word.

misplaced modifier: A modifier that sits next to the wrong word, so the meaning goes strange.

dangling modifier: A modifier with no word in the sentence for it to describe.

doer: The person or thing that does the action in an opening phrase.

arrow: The line from a modifier to the word it seems to tell about.

clause: A group of words with its own subject and verb.

Common mistakes

When working out what a modifier describes, your child named the word the writer meant. A modifier tells about the word beside it, so read the sentence as written, not as meant.

When working out what a modifier describes, your child chose the subject out of habit. Look at the word right beside the modifier first.

When working out what a modifier describes, your child chose a word it does not describe at all. Test the word beside the group first.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with fix words in the wrong place?

When working out what a modifier describes, your child named the word the writer meant. A modifier tells about the word beside it, so read the sentence as written, not as meant.

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