Sentence Structure Skills

Recognize Correct Placement of Modifiers

Modifiers need to be placed near the words they describe. When they are placed differently, most corrections involve clarifying the sentence by putting these parts closer together.

An example of misplaced modifiers is:

The graceful black cat followed the boy with a red collar and a white spot on its throat.

The sentence could be corrected by:

The graceful black cat with a red collar and a white spot on its throat followed the boy.

1) Here is another example of misplaced modifiers. Write a sentence that correctly places the modifiers and click here when you are finished.

Walking down the street, the gardens looked lovely.

Another example of misplaced modifiers is:

She studied all evening and almost made a grade on the test as high as her friend’s.

The sentence could be corrected by:

She studied all evening and made a grade on the test almost as high as her friend’s.

2) Here is another example of misplaced modifiers. Write a sentence that correctly places the modifiers and click here when you are finished.

Mark told of his overseas flight in the first paragraph of his paper.