Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
Which words are in the wrong place? I found a wallet on the train with no money in it.
- Read the sentence literally, the way a stranger would. It says the train had no money in it.
- The words with no money in it describe the wallet, but they sit next to train.
- Fix: On the train, I found a wallet with no money in it.
Answer: with no money in it
Example 2
Which words are in the wrong place? We bought a puppy for my son with brown spots.
- Read it literally: my son has brown spots.
- The spots belong to the puppy, so with brown spots should sit next to puppy.
- Fix: We bought my son a puppy with brown spots.
Answer: with brown spots
Where this is taught: Sentences: Start Here, Part 5: Modifiers
More practice: Quiz 36, Modifiers · In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 4, Lesson 5, “Modify Ideas”
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
Tap your answer to each one, then press Check my answers at the bottom.Circle your answer to each one. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.