2. Write DM if the sentence has a dangling
modifier and No DM if there is none.
1. Imagining about his crush, Herbert did not
hear the teacher’s question.
2. Not having heard the question, the answer
he gave was totally off-topic.
3. Dexter drove the car wearing a blue
sweater.
4. Putting on a wide-brimmed hat, the sun
did not burn Nellie’s face.
5. Fanning herself, she got through the hot,
humid day.
3. DM or No DM
6. We viewed the terraces riding on top of the
jeepney.
7. Claiming innocence, the politician called
the accusations against him as mere
politicking.
8. The dog chained to the fence growled at
the other dogs.
9. He found the bathroom groping in the dark.
10. Trying every possibility, the problem was
eventually solved.
4. Elements of Tragedy
Read each item and identify the element of
the tragedy that is being depicted.
A. Tragic ending C. Nobility of character
B. Character flaw D. Theme of doom
11. Oedipus did not go back to Corinth in
fear of what the oracle revealed to him. He
ended up in Thebes, the kingdom of his
real parents, and his fate was sealed.
5. A. Tragic ending C. Nobility of character
B. Character flaw D. Theme of doom
12. Macbeth is an honorable and a loving,
faithful husband. However, he is also overly
ambitious and this led him to kill King Duncan,
his cousin, inside his home.
13. In the end, Romeo and Juliet committed
suicide.
14. T-Bone is a loyal friend who goes out of
his way to help others. Before the zombies
attacked, he used to give elderly folks a ride
into town. For his friends, he readily risks his
life to save them. He got bitten trying to save
Carol from a swarm of zombies.
6.
7. Answers
1. No DM 11. D
2. DM 12. B
3. DM 13. A
4. DM 14. C
5. No DM
6. DM
7. No DM
8. No DM
9. DM
10. DM
