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    The document discusses misplaced and dangling modifiers. It provides examples of misplaced modifiers where the modifier is incorrectly separated from the word it describes. It also gives examples of dangling modifiers where the modifier starts the sentence but is not followed by the word it describes, resulting in unintended meaning. The document recommends placing modifiers as close as possible to the words they describe to avoid misplacement, and following the starting modifier with the described word to avoid dangling. It directs the reader to an interactive website for practice exercises on modifier placement.

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    The document discusses misplaced and dangling modifiers. It provides examples of misplaced modifiers where the modifier is incorrectly separated from the word it describes. It also gives examples of dangling modifiers where the modifier starts the sentence but is not followed by the word it describes, resulting in unintended meaning. The document recommends placing modifiers as close as possible to the words they describe to avoid misplacement, and following the starting modifier with the described word to avoid dangling. It directs the reader to an interactive website for practice exercises on modifier placement.

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    Putting Misplaced and

    Dangling Modifiers

    In
    Their
    Place
    MISPLACED MODIFIERS

    A misplaced modifier is a modifier that is


    incorrectly separated from the word or words
    that it describes. Misplaced modifiers seem to
    describe words that the author did not intend
    them to describe. When modifiers are
    misplaced, the reader may misunderstand the
    sentence. Generally, the solution is to place
    the modifier as close as possible to the word or
    words it describes.
    MISPLACED MODIFIERS

     Misplaced modifier:

    Sam bought a used car from a local dealer with


    a smoky tailpipe.

    • Corrected version:
    Sam bought a used car with a smoky tailpipe from
    a local dealer.
    MISPLACED MODIFIERS
     Misplaced modifier:

    The robin built a nest at the back of our house of


    grass and string.

    • Corrected version:
    The robin built a nest of grass and string at the back
    of our house.
    MISPLACED MODIFIERS
     Misplaced modifier:

    Christie almost sneezed fifteen times last evening.

    • Corrected version:
    Christie sneezed almost fifteen times last evening.
    Dangling Modifiers
    • A modifier that starts a sentence must be
    followed right away by the word that it
    describes. Otherwise, the modifier is said to
    be dangling, and the sentence takes on an
    unintended meaning.
    DANGLING MODIFIERS

     Dangling modifier:

    Sitting in the dentist’s chair, the sound of


    the drill made Larry sweat.

    • Corrected version:
    As Larry was sitting in the dentist’s chair,
    the sound of the drill made him sweat.
    DANGLING MODIFIERS

     Dangling modifier:

    Sitting in the dentist’s chair, the sound of the


    drill made Larry sweat.

    • Corrected version:
    Sitting in the dentist’s chair, Larry sweated at the sound
    of the drill.
    DANGLING MODIFIERS
     Dangling modifier:

    Soaring through the sky, Brenda watched the high-


    powered jet.

    • Corrected version:
    Brenda watched the high-powered jet soaring through
    the sky.
    NOW FOR SOME PRACTICE…

    Go to the following website for some interactive exercises:


    • www.webster.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

    Scroll down to the heading “Structural Flaws” and


    do the exercises called “Modifier Placement” and
    “Modifier Placement II”.

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