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Instruction: identify the modifier errors and revise the following sentences:

1. Hunting for deer, Julian's rifle misfired and burst into flames.

2. Having finished the SAT, the rest of life was easy.

3. Having had no water for five days, the steak and cheese sandwich was squeezed for the grease
that we could drink.

4. Active in community service and local affairs, Obama's passion for politics is what would
eventually lead him to the presidency.

5. By blasting music at home, the neighbors will start to· acquire your musical taste.

6. By majoring in basket weaving, a lifetime of regret and despair awaits.

7. After catching a cold, my lung surgery was the perfect cure.

8. While on air at the radio station, the microphone of the talk show host exploded.

9. As a young child growing up in Massachusetts, Mitt's father gave him airplanes as gifts.

10. Hidden far from sunlight in the caves of Mars, scientists have uncovered an E.T. colony.

11. Chris saw the march of marines looking outside the window as crowds cheered on either side.

12. Overcooked and over-seasoned, Gordon Ramsay swore at the cook and dumped the fish into
the garbage.

13. Dressed in a cute outfit and filled with cotton, Tiffany loved the soft feel of her teddy bear.

14. The magician dazzled and surprised the audience members wearing a cloak and top hat.

15. Decorated with colorful ornaments and stars, we took pictures by the Christmas tree.

16. After missing an easy goal, the crowd booed the soccer player.

17. Having forgotten about the homework assignment, his comments on the book in class were
general statements that could apply to any book.

18. To get the best view of the movie, our seats were reserved in the front and center.

19. Prancing joyously from field to field, the scientist followed the deer.

20. Though skinny and awkward from the outset, Conan's sense of humor made him a television
success.

21. Climbing from tree to tree, the explorers avidly watched the red pandas.
Feedback:

1. Hunting for deer, Julian misfired his rifle which then burst into flames.

While Julian was hunting for deer, his rifle misfired and burst into flames.

2. Having finished the SAT, I found the rest of life to be easy.

3. Having had no water for five days, we squeezed the steak and cheese sandwich for the grease
that we could drink.

4. Active in community service and local affairs, Obama had a passion for politics that would
eventually lead him to the presidency.

5. By blasting music at home, you will see that the neighbors will start to acquire your musical
taste.

6. Because I majored in basket weaving, a lifetime of regret and despair awaits.

7. After catching a cold, I found that my lung surgery was the perfect cure.

After I caught a cold, my lung surgery was the perfect cure.

8. While the talk show host was on air at the radio station, his microphone exploded.

9. As a young child growing up in Massachusetts, Mitt received airplanes as gifts from his father.

10. Hidden far from sunlight in the caves of Mars, an E.T. colony has been uncovered by scientists.
Scientists have uncovered an E.T. colony, hidden far from sunlight in the caves of Mars.

11. Looking outside the window, Chris saw the march of marines as crowds cheered on either side.

12. Gordon Ramsay swore at the cook and dumped the fish that was overcooked and over-seasoned
into the garbage.

13. Tiffany loved the soft feel of her teddy bear dressed in a cute outfit and filled with cotton.

14. Wearing a cloak and top hat, the magician dazzled and surprised the audience members.

15. We took pictures by the Christmas tree, which was decorated with colorful ornaments and stars.

16. After he missed an easy goal, the crowd booed the soccer player.

After missing an easy goal, the soccer player was booed by the crowd.

17. Having forgotten about the homework assignment, he 􀁃ade comments on the book in class that
were general statements that could apply to any book.

Because he had forgotten about the hon1ework assignment, his comments on the book in class were
general statements that could apply to any book.

18. To get the best view of the movie, we reserved our seats in the front and center.

19. The scientist followed the deer prancing joyously from field to field.
20. Though skinny and awkward from the outset, Conan had a sense of humor that made him a
television success.

Though Conan was skinny and awkward from the outset, his sense of humor made him a television
success.

21. The explorers avidly watched the red pandas climbing from tree to tree.

22. The plaque was presented to the actor that was engraved with gold letters

(A) The plaque was presented to the actor that was engraved with gold letters

(B) The plaque that was presented to the actor engraved with gold letters

(C) The plaque was presented to the actor who was engraved with gold letters

(D) The plaque, engraved with gold letters, and presented to the actor

(E) The plaque presented to the actor was engraved with gold letters

23. Driving to Litchfield, the freezing rain made the road slippery and hazardous.

(A) NO CHANGE

(B) While we were driving to Litchfield

(C) En route to Litchfield

(D) To drive to Litchfield

(E) We drove to Litchfield and