Directions: write simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex to identify the sentence type.
1. a knight’s training began early in life, and it ended in the knight’s teenage years.

2. jousts kept knights in great condition for real battles.
3. when spectators attended jousts, they often rooted for a favorite
4. although joust often ended in bloodshed, the matches were a popular part of life, and
townspeople regularly gathered to watch these events.
5. jousting competitions were usually part of larger tournament that included other events as well.

l.7.1c- misplaced modifiers
directions: underline or highlight the misplaced modifier in the sentences below.
1. my cousin rob told us while he ate where he and josh had camped.
2. rob had taken my nine-year- old brother camping, who is in college.
3. rob had photos of the lovely lake on his phone near their campsite.
4. we put a drawing of the lake on his phone near their campsite.
directions: read the sentence below. then decide whether or not it contains a misplaced or dangling
modifier or no error. circle your answer choice.
1. emma sue was delighted when mr. nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to- eat
grin.
a. dangling
b. misplaced
c. no error
2. scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old tooth brush, the mildew stains began to fade.
a. dangling
b. misplaced
c. no error
3. to finish by the 3 p. m. deadline, the computer keyboard sang with sylvia’s flying fingers.
a. dangling
b. misplaced
c. no error