SAT Reading & Writing: Grammar
Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?
The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
Wearing a red hat, she walked to the store.
The report was submitted by the intern, filled with errors.
Having finished his homework, John watched television.
Correct the following sentence, which contains a misplaced modifier: 'I saw a dog running down the street with brown fur.'
Running down the street, I saw a dog with brown fur.
I saw a dog with brown fur running down the street.
I saw a dog that was running down the street with brown fur.
With brown fur, I saw a dog running down the street.
Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct placement of a modifier?
Singing loudly, the audience enjoyed the performance.
The book was interesting, sitting on the table.
She ate a cold bowl of cereal quickly.
He returned the car to the dealer damaged.
Identify the sentence with a squinting modifier.
Students who study diligently often excel.
Diligent students often excel.
Often, diligent students excel.
Diligent students excel often.
Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier.
After the rain, the sun appeared.
Having finished the test, the students left the room.
Walking down the street, I saw a cat.
Because it was raining, I took my umbrella.
Which of the following sentences corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence: 'After finishing the project, the deadline was met.'?
After finishing the project, the deadline was met by the team.
After finishing the project, the team met the deadline.
The deadline was met after finishing the project.
The deadline was met, after the project was finished.
Which sentence demonstrates the correct placement of the limiting modifier 'only' to accurately reflect the intended meaning that the speaker drank water and nothing else?
I only drank water.
Only I drank water.
I drank only water.
I drank water only.

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Which of the following sentences correctly identifies the subject?
The cat sat on the mat. (Subject: mat)
The dog barked loudly. (Subject: dog)
Running is fun. (Subject: fun)
She is happy. (Subject: happy)
Which revision of the following sentence best eliminates the ambiguity caused by the squinting modifier: 'People who exercise regularly feel better'?
People who regularly exercise feel better.
People who exercise feel regularly better.
Regularly, people who exercise feel better.
People feel better who exercise regularly.
In the sentence, 'The old, wooden chair sat in the corner,' which word is a modifier?
Chair
Sat
Wooden
Corner