Grammar Police: continuing misplaced and

dangling modifiers and distinguishing

between phrases and clauses

Heroes are a necessity in our world,

braving the dangerous and standing up

for the weak. In The Hunger Games, one

of the heroes is Katniss. Volunteering to

go into the arena instead, Prim’s life is

saved by Katniss. In Robinhood, the hero

saves the day by stealing money from the

rich and giving it to the poor, who don’t

need it anyway. The hero in Frozen is

Anna, which is a memorable movie with a

great theme. To save her sister, Elsa’s

death is prevented by Anna giving up her

own life.

Grammar Police: continuing misplaced and

dangling modifiers and distinguishing

between phrases and clauses

Heroes are a necessity in our world,

braving the dangerous and standing up

for the weak. In The Hunger Games, one

of the heroes is Katniss. Volunteering to

go into the arena instead, Prim’s life is

saved by Katniss. In Robinhood, the hero

saves the day by stealing money from the

rich and giving it to the poor, who don’t

need it anyway. The hero in Frozen is

Anna, which is a memorable movie with a

great theme. To save her sister, Elsa’s

death is prevented by Anna giving up her

own life.

Grammar Police: underline the clause(s) and

then circle AND label the phrase(s)

Inside the book I found the rose petal.

She ran to the bottom of the basement to

find her stuffed animal.

Laughing uncontrollably, the boy snorted

milk from his nose.

We ran down the hallway screaming like

banshees.

Grammar Police: underline the clause(s) and

then circle AND label the phrase(s)

prepositional: green, participle: pink,

infinitive: orange

Inside the book I found the rose petal.

She ran to the bottom of the basement to

find her stuffed animal.

Laughing uncontrollably, the boy snorted

milk from his nose.

We ran down the hallway screaming like

banshees.