Name: ___________________________ Date: __________________

On the line that follows each sentence, indicate whether the sentence has a dangling (D) or a misplaced (M) modifier. Then correct the error by rewriting the sentence.

1. Driving through the Brazilian rainforest, we spotted leafcutter ants going about their work._____
   
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2. This tribe of ants is one of the few creatures that grow food on this planet._____
   
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3. Leafcutter ants cleverly learned to farm over 50 million years ago._____
   
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4. Climbing trees, the ants cut down the leaves and bite them into the shape of half-moons._____
   
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5. Then, each ant hoists a leaf, weighing ten times more than it does, and carries it back down the tree toward the nest._____
   
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6. Marching home with their leaves, the ants resemble a parade of fluttering green flags._____
   
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7. Carried into the subterranean tunnels of the nest, the cargo is deposited by the leafcutters._____
   
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8. Taking over, tiny gardener ants cleaned, clipped, and spread the leaves with secretions from their bodies._____
   
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9. The ants place fungus on the hunks of leaves, lined up in neat rows._____
   
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10. Cultivated for food, the ants' fungus garden is fertilized by the leaves._____
    
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