Review Test 2

 

Make the changes needed to correct the misplaced modifier in each sentence.

 

 

1.    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born a poet and professor in 1907 in Portland, Maine.

 

Corrected:

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born a poet and professor in 1907 in Portland, Maine.

 

2.    One of Longfellow's most famous poems during the Revolutionary War is "Paul Revere's Ride," depicting an historically important night.

 

Corrected:

One of Longfellow's most famous poems during the Revolutionary War is "Paul Revere's Ride," depicting an historically important night.

 

3.    Longfellow wrote that rainbows are flowers that have died and gone to heaven in a poem.

 

Corrected:

Longfellow wrote that rainbows are flowers that have died and gone to heaven in a poem.

 

4.    Longfellow's wife, Frannie, died when her dress caught fire from terrible burns.

 

Corrected:

Longfellow's wife, Frannie, died when her dress caught fire from terrible burns.

 

5.    Eighteen years later, in the sonnet, "The Cross of Snow," Longfellow never fully recovered and commemorated his wife's death.

 

Corrected:

Eighteen years later, in the sonnet, "The Cross of Snow," Longfellow never fully recovered and commemorated his wife's death.

 

 

Chapter 33 - Complete Review Tests 1, 2, and 3 on pages 520 and 521.

 

Review Test 1

 

Write DM for dangling modifier or C for correct in the space provided for each sentence.

 

 

1. Having considered several models, the Ford mustang was finally agreed upon.

 

2. Having considered several models, we finally agreed upon the Ford Mustang.

 

3. After eating shellfish for the first time, Jim had a frightening allergic reaction.

 

4. After eating shellfish for the first time, Jim's allergic reaction was frightening.

 

5. At sixteen, my parents bought me a car.

 

6. When I was sixteen, my parents bought me a car.

 

7. Waddling slowly along the path, the overweight cat made the girls laugh.

 

8. Waddling slowly along the path, the young girls laughed at the overweight cat.

 

9. Large and impressive, I was amazed by the size of the tree.

 

10. Large and impressive, the tree amazed me by its size.

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