Select the sentences which contain dangling participles. ( )
Select the sentences which contain dangling participles. ( )
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling gerund phrase?
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling gerund phrase?
“Having tucked the children into bed, the cat was put out for the night” is a sentence with a dangling modifier.
“Having tucked the children into bed, the cat was put out for the night” is a sentence with a dangling modifier.
While reading the newspapers, my dog sat with me on the steps. The problem with this sentence is ________. A: run-on B: misplaced modifier C: dangling modifier D: nothing wrong
While reading the newspapers, my dog sat with me on the steps. The problem with this sentence is ________. A: run-on B: misplaced modifier C: dangling modifier D: nothing wrong
Boring and silly, I decided not to watch the film any more and left the cinema. A: fused sentence B: dangling modifier C: lack of subject-verb agreement D: problem in pronoun-antecedent
Boring and silly, I decided not to watch the film any more and left the cinema. A: fused sentence B: dangling modifier C: lack of subject-verb agreement D: problem in pronoun-antecedent
The bus stopped suddenly I spilled coffee all over my shirt. The problem with this sentence is ________.( ) A: nothing wrong B: dangling modifier C: run-on D: misplaced modifier
The bus stopped suddenly I spilled coffee all over my shirt. The problem with this sentence is ________.( ) A: nothing wrong B: dangling modifier C: run-on D: misplaced modifier
Identify the error in each of the following problematic sentence. He put the gift in his bag that he had bought for his wife. A: fused sentence B: dangling modifier C: incomplete sentence D: misplaced modifier
Identify the error in each of the following problematic sentence. He put the gift in his bag that he had bought for his wife. A: fused sentence B: dangling modifier C: incomplete sentence D: misplaced modifier
In each pair below, one sentence is correct and one contains an error. Write D for dangling or C for correct in the blank next to each sentence. 3. After painting the downstairs, the house needed airing to clear out the fumes.
In each pair below, one sentence is correct and one contains an error. Write D for dangling or C for correct in the blank next to each sentence. 3. After painting the downstairs, the house needed airing to clear out the fumes.
中国大学MOOC: "Dimly, dazed by the searing pain in his arm, he slid sideways on his rain-drenched broom, one knee still crooked over it, his right arm dangling useless at his side." (Harry Porter)This sentence is a _____________.
中国大学MOOC: "Dimly, dazed by the searing pain in his arm, he slid sideways on his rain-drenched broom, one knee still crooked over it, his right arm dangling useless at his side." (Harry Porter)This sentence is a _____________.