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Dangling Modifiers

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Students identify misplaced and dangling modifiers and correct these errors in their writing. They create illustrations to match the misplace and dangling modifiers.

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dangling modifiers, Grammar

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dangling modifiers, english language arts
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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When reviewing the use of modifiers, this activity could be a useful tool to use. With 20 questions, highlighting a variety of misplaced or dangling modifiers, this worksheet could be a quick and easy way to go over this topic.
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Dangling Modifiers

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You don't want to leave your modifier dangling! Using this worksheet, you can help students on their way to understanding how to modify sentences and to eliminate dangling modifiers.
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Instructional Video

How Misused Modifiers Can Hurt Your Writing

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Misplaced modifiers are a common grammar error, but can your learners identify when a modifier can interfere with a reader's understanding? Watch a short and entertaining video from Ted Ed that illustrates misplaced modifiers, as well as...
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Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

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Practice grammar skills in this online interactive worksheet. Middle schoolers answer ten multiple choice questions regarding dangling and misplaced modifiers. They may submit their answers to be scored.
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Unit Plan

Towson University: Self Teaching Unit: Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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This lesson focuses on misplaced modifiers including adjectives, adverbs, phrases, and clauses and dangling modifiers. It discusses each, provides examples, explains how to correct them, and offers links to exercises and a post-quiz.
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Instructional Video

Sophia: Dangling Modifiers

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This lesson focuses on dangling modifiers including defining them, identifying them, viewing examples, and correcting them. Real Player is required.
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Grammarly Blog: Dangling Modifiers

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This Grammarly Handbook resource clarifies the topic of dangling modifiers."How to" directions for correcting sentences with dangling modifiers are provided.
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Instructional Video

Khan Academy: Dangling Modifiers

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A modifying word or phrase 'dangles' when it doesn't apply to the word it's supposed to modify. Learn how to spot and fix this problem!
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Unit Plan

Sophia: Modifiers

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