##  [Test yourself—The elusive dangling modifier](/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-4-dangling-modifier-quiz)

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Are the modifiers in these sentences correct or dangling? Read the article [The elusive dangling modifier](../elusive-dangling-modifier) to help you out.

1. Though only in Grade 3, the school librarian realized that Kristen could read as well as many junior high students.correct

dangling

2. Listening attentively to even the most long-winded guests, our host managed to make everyone feel welcome.correct

dangling

3. Within three minutes of meeting Grigor in the lineup at Starbucks, Sandra had fallen hopelessly in love with him.correct

dangling

4. Dotting the skies over Gatineau, the spectators gaped at the brightly coloured hot-air balloons.correct

dangling

5. While driving along the narrow Scottish roads in his beat-up Land Rover, a great idea struck him.correct

dangling

6. Although eighty years old, most household chores were still easy for Minnie to perform.correct

dangling

7. Skipping stones and throwing sticks into the waves, the children were oblivious to the approaching tornado.correct

dangling

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