Identify the sentence that does not have any modifier errors.
a. After suffering a severe illness and being out of work for long, I could no longer pay for het house.
b. The house could no longer be paid for after suffering a severe illness and being out of work for so long.
c. After suffering a severe illness and being out of work for so long, the house could no longer be paid for.
d. After suffering a severe illness, I could no longer pay for the house after being out of work for so long.
Ques. 2Identify the sentence that does not have any modifier errors.
a. The rescuers spotted the drowning man in a helicopter struggling to keep his head above water.
b. Struggling to keep his head above water, the rescuers found a drowning man in a helicopter.
c. In a helicopter, the rescuers spotted a drowning man struggling to keep his head above water.
d. In a helicopter above water, the rescuers spotted a drowning man struggling to keep his head.
Ques. 3Identify the sentence that does not have any modifier errors.
a. My dad, at the age of five, taught me how to ride a bicycle without training wheels.
b. Without training wheels, my dad taught me how to ride a bicycle at the age of five.
c. At the age of five, my dad taught me how to ride bicycle without training wheels.
d. When I was five, my dad taught me how to ride a bicycle without training wheels.
Ques. 4Identify the sentence that does not have any modifier errors.
a. With a low cut front, Wyona went to the governor's ball wearing a red dress.
b. Wearing a red dress, Wyona went to governor's ball with a low cut front.
c. Wearing a red dress with a low cut front, Wyona went to the governor's ball.
d. Wyona went to the governor's ball wearing a red dress with a lowcut front.
Ques. 5_________ Destiny or Caroline sent an RSVP to the invitation? We hope everyone _______ it to Jake's party.
a. Has/makes
b. Have/makes
c. Have/make
d. Has/make
Ques. 6Everybody ________ excited because both a lawyer and a doctor ______ here.
a. seem/are
b. seems/is
c. seems/are
d. seem/is
Ques. 7Some of the students from class ________ to the Writing Center for help with their writing because they _______ often unclear on how to fix their errors.
a. go/are
b. goes/are
c. go/is
d. goes/is
Ques. 8Identify the sentence that does not have any modifiers.
a. While Marina's mermaid tail flopped against the wood, which was scaly and metallic blue, she asked Tommy why he was in so much pain.
b. While Marina's mermaid tail, which was scaly and metallic blue, flopped against the wood, she asked why Tommy was in so much pain.
c. While Marina's mermaid tail flopped against the wood, she asked Tommy, which was scaly and metallic blue, why he was in so much pain.
d. While Marina's mermaid tail, which was scaly and metallic blue, flopped against the wood, Tommy was asked why he was in so much pain.
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