Date Name 20.5 Misplaced Modifiers . Practice 2 Exercise 1 Identifying and Correcting Misplaced Modifiers. Write each sentence, correcting all misplaced modifiers. 1. The pianist played a new composition sitting on the piano bench. 2. Turning green, I watched the lights. 3. We boarded the train with three suitcases heading toward our winter home in Florida. 4. We heard the bus had crashed on the radio. 5. I arranged the flowers for my mother using the new vase. 6. Cranky and tired, I put the baby down for a nap. 7. The seals looked hopefully at us desiring more sardines. 3. Growling with hunger, I listened to my empty stomach. 9. We heard that a forest fire had started nearby while preparing to go on vacation. 10. Barking loudly at the squirrel, I frowned at the dog. Exercise 2 Identifying and Correcting Misplaced Modifiers. The following paragraphs contain ten misplaced modifiers. Rewrite each sentence in which there is a misplaced modifier so that the position of the modifier is improved. Sagging and needing repair, Mrs. Henderson called the construction company to fix her porch. Too busy to come out immediately, she had to wait two weeks. Staring at the damage, an idea began to form in her mind. When in high school, shop had been one of her classes. She thought, optimistically, that the porch might be easy enough to fix herself. Getting out her tools, the excitement began to build. After working for several days, the porch was disassembled. Finding the problem, the supports had to be replaced. Going to the lumber store, the wood was not very expensive. Piling the wood into the truck, the back window was blocked. Driving home, the mirrors on the sides of the truck were very useful. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 76 . Grammar Exercise Workbook Prentice-Hall, Inc