SAT · English · Modifier Placement — Spot Error

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement parts

   1. Walking
   2. to
   3. school,
   4. the
   5. sun
   6. was
   7. shining
   8. brightly
   9. .

   Correction

   I (dangling modifier — the sun isn't walking)

   Incorrect part

   sun

2. Statement parts

   1. She
   2. almost
   3. drove
   4. her
   5. children
   6. to
   7. school
   8. every
   9. day
   10. .

   Correction

   drove her children almost every day (misplaced 'almost')

   Incorrect part

   almost

3. Statement parts

   1. The
   2. puppy
   3. barked
   4. loudly
   5. that
   6. was
   7. in
   8. the
   9. yard
   10. .

   Correction

   (misplaced — should follow 'puppy': 'The puppy in the yard barked loudly.')

   Incorrect part

   that

4. Statement parts

   1. Only
   2. I
   3. ate
   4. the
   5. apple
   6. yesterday
   7. at
   8. lunch
   9. .

   Correction

   (unclear — ambiguous 'only' placement)

   Incorrect part

   Only

Instructions

Tap the misplaced or dangling modifier signal.