Please help with the correct choice it is the misplaced or


Please help with the correct choice. It is the misplaced or dangling modifiers topic. 

1) Identify the sentence that clearly states it meaning.

A. While attending the family reunion, the big disagreement and cousin.

B. While attending the family reunion, the two cousins had a big disagreement.

C. Attending the family reunion, a big disagreement arose between the two cousins.

D. While attending the family reunion, the two disagreements and cousin.

 

2) Identify the sentence that clearly state its meaning.

A. At the age of five, I went to my first baseball game with my father.

B. At the age of five, my father took me to my first baseball game.

 

3) Identify the sentence that clearly state its meaning.

A. The audience applauded behind actor and congratulated the curtain.

B. While the audience applauded, the actors congratulated each other behind the curtain.

C. The audience and actors behind the curtain and audience applauded.

D. While the audience applauded, behind the curtain, the actors congratulated each other.

 

4) Identify the sentence that clearly state its meaning.

A. Wearing dark glasses, he had trouble seeing in the smoky room.

B. Wearing dark glassed, the smoky room obscured his view.

 

5) Identify the sentence that clearly state its meaning.

A. She went to the movies and Tom wearing her jeans.

B. She went to the movies with Tom wearing her new jeans.

D. Wearing her new jeans, she went to the movies with Tom.

 

6) Identify the sentence that clearly state its meaning.   
A. The books are on the top shelf that Bob read. 
B. The books that Bob read are on the top shelf. 

7) Identify the sentence that clearly state its meaning.   
A. Costing less, I bought a desktop computer rather than a laptop. 
B. Costing less, I bought a desktop computer and rather a laptop. 
C. Because it cost less, I bought a desktop computer rather than a laptop. 
D. Costing less, I bought a laptop and rather a desktop. 

8) Identify the sentence that clearly state its meaning.   
A. The lilac tree bloomed when the weather turned warm in the front yard. 
B. The lilac tree and front yard bloomed and weather. 
C. The lilac tree in the front yard bloomed and weather. 
D. The lilac tree in the front yard bloomed when the weather turned warm. 

9) Identify the sentence that clearly state its meaning.  
A. Last night, still in my pajamas, sprang from bed and burglar. 
B. Last night, still in my pajamas, sprang from burglar and bed. 
C. Last night, I sprang from my bed to chase a burglar still in my pajamas. 
D. Last night, still in my pajamas, I sprang from my bed to chase a burglar.  

10) Identify the sentence that clearly state its meaning. 
A. We heard on the 6:00 news that Julia Roberts. 
B. We heard that Julia Robert married at 6:00 news. 
C. We heard that Julia Roberts would be married on the 6:00 news. 
D. We heard on the 6:00 news that Julia Roberts would be married

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