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  1. Grammar Police: Continuing modifiers, phrases, and clausesIdentify the misplaced or dangling modifier in each sentence and tell whether it is misplaced or dangling:1. Sarah ate the steaming bowl of oatmeal as she watched television. ___________________2. Crunching leaves in the distance, I heard a bear coming! ___________________3. To live longer, doctors say you should exercise and eat nutritious meals.___________________4. Howling loudly and eerily, I shivered because the woods were so scary. ___________________5. Not turning in their papers, the teacher became so angry with the laziness!___________________

  2. Grammar Police: Continuing modifiers, phrases, and clausesIdentify the misplaced or dangling modifier in each sentence and tell whether it is misplaced or dangling:1. Sarah ate the steaming bowl of oatmeal as she watched television. ___________________2. Crunching leaves in the distance, I heard a bear coming! ___________________3. To live longer, doctors say you should exercise and eat nutritious meals.___________________4. Howling loudly and eerily, I shivered because the woods were so scary. ___________________5. Not turning in their papers, the teacher became so angry with the laziness!___________________

  3. Grammar Police: Continuing modifiers, phrases, and clausesIdentify the phrase(s) in each sentence and label them as either a participle phrase, a gerund phrase, an infinitive phrase, or a prepositional phrase:The dwarf grabbed his instrument from the hallway. ________________Playing the harp beautifully, Thorin mesmerized Bilbo. ________________Waking up late, Bilbo was relieved to find the dwarves were gone. ________________To meet them at 11 sharp he would have to leave now. ________________In his mind Bilbo debates what to do. ________________Worrying about his comfort and safety, Bilbo is undecided. ________________

  4. Grammar Police: Continuing modifiers, phrases, and clausesIdentify the phrase(s) in each sentence and label them as either a participle phrase, a gerund phrase, an infinitive phrase, or a prepositional phrase:The dwarf grabbed his instrument from the hallway. ________________Playing the harp beautifully, Thorin mesmerized Bilbo. ________________Waking up late, Bilbo was relieved to find the dwarves were gone. ________________To meet them at 11 sharp he would have to leave now. ________________In his mind Bilbo debates what to do. ________________Worrying about his comfort and safety, Bilbo is undecided. ________________

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