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Quarter: 4 Week: 4 Date: May 7-8, 2024

Grade: 9 Subject: English Section: Esther
Teacher/s: Sandi Faith R. Sargento

LEARNING PLAN

I. CONTENT

A. Competency (-ies): Correct misplaced and dangling modifiers EN8G-Iva-

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 Know Goal (Cognitive): Define misplaced and dangling modifiers and
identify them in sentences.
 Understand Goal (Affective): Develop a sense of clarity and precision in
their writing.
 Do Goal (Psychomotor): Revise sentences to correct misplaced and
dangling modifiers.
B. Lesson: Correct misplaced and dangling modifiers
C. Resources: Integrated English for Effective Communication (Phoenix)
Grade 9 pages 212-215
D. Biblical Integration: James 1:22-23: "Do not merely listen to the word,
and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Otherwise, you are like
someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself,
goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like." (NIV)

II. PROCESS
A. Pre-Assessment
Instructions: On a ¼ sheet of paper, identify the sentence with the correct
placement of the modifier.

1. A. Excited about the party, the decorations filled the room.

B. The decorations filled the room, excited about the party.
C. Excited about the party, decorations filled the room.
D. Decorations filled the room, which were exciting for the party.
2. A. Running out of breath, the finish line finally appeared.
B. The finish line finally appeared, running out of breath.
C. Running out of breath, I finally saw the finish line.
D. Finally appearing, the finish line left me breathless.
3. A. Wearing a bright yellow hat, the child skipped down the street.
B. The child skipped down the street, wearing a bright yellow hat.
C. Skipping down the street, a bright yellow hat adorned the child.
D. A bright yellow hat, worn by the child, skipped down the street.
4. A. After studying all night, my eyes felt heavy.
B. My eyes felt heavy, after studying all night.
C. Studying all night, my eyes grew heavy.
D. With heavy eyes, I finished studying all night.
5. A. Lost in the woods, the hiker began to panic.
B. The hiker began to panic, lost in the woods.
C. Lost, the hiker began to panic in the woods.
D. Panicking, the lost hiker stumbled through the woods
Answers! 1.C 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.B

B. Acquisition
Why should we write sentences with precision?

Study the following statements about the novel Lord of the Flies.
1. Sailing across the ocean, the dying signal fire was left unnoticed by
the ship.
2. Jack seized and clumsily blew the conch shell calling for an urgent
assembly.
3. Terrified and disturbed by the apparition, the sow’s head seemed to
come to life.
4. Desperate to keep the signal fire burning, the idea of rescue gave him
hope.

Do you notice any errors in construction of these sentences?

The sentences have errors in structure because they contain misplaced
and dangling modifiers.

Misplaced modifiers refer to modifiers that are placed away from the word
it intends to modify. As a result, they seem to modify the wrong word in
in the sentence. To correct this sentence error, the modifier (adjective)
must be written next to the word (noun) it modifies. This will require
rearranging the order of the words/phrases in the sentences.

Misplace Modifier
Sailing across the ocean, the dying signal fire was left unnoticed by
the ship.

In the sentence, the participial phrase sailing across the ocean is

supposed to describe the noun ship. However, the modifier is placed far
from the noun. As a result, the phrase seems to modify the fire, not the
ship.

Correction
Sailing across the ocean, the ship did not notice the dying signal fire.

Misplaced Modifier
Jack seized and clumsily blew the conch shell calling for an urgent
assembly.

Correction
Calling for an urgent assembly, Jack seized and clumsily blew the conch
shell.

Dangling modifiers refers to modifiers that “hang” or “dangle” at the

beginning of a sentence modifying something that is not directly stated in
the rest of the sentence. To correct this sentence error, a noun/pronoun
must be directly stated/added to complete the meaning of the sentence.

Dangling Modifier
Terrified and disturbed by the apparition, the sow’s head seemed to come
to life.

Who is terrified and disturbed by the apparition?

 The participial phrase neither modifies the sow’s head nor describes the
word life. The noun it modifies is missing in the sentence.

Correction
Terrified and disturbed by the apparition, Simon imagined the sow’s
head come to life.

Dangling Modifier
Desperate to keep the signal fire burning, the idea of rescue gave
him hope.
Who is desperate to keep the signal fire burning?
The adjectival phrase does not clearly modify a noun or
pronoun in the sentence.

Correction
Desperate to keep the signal fire burning, Ralph was hoping for rescue.
Remember:
Misplaced and dangling modifiers affect the meaning of the sentence and
may lead t confusion and multiple interpretations. Moreover, these
sentence errors lead disorganized ideas that sound awkward and
ridiculous. To avoid these errors, a modifier should be placed next or
closed to the word it modifies.

C. Make-Meaning

Activity 1: Misplaced Modifier Mayhem! (Think-Pair-Share)

1. Instruction: Tell students that a misplaced modifier can create

confusion because it modifies the wrong word in a sentence. Write a few
sentences on the board with misplaced modifiers, like:
o Walking to school, the rain poured. (Who is walking?)
o Exhausted after practice, dinner tasted delicious. (Who is
exhausted?)
2. Think-Pair-Share: Have students work in pairs. Instruct them to explain
why the sentences are confusing and identify the misplaced modifier.
Then, have them revise the sentences to make the meaning clear.
3. Class Discussion: After a few minutes, open the discussion to the class.
Have volunteers share their revised sentences and explain their
reasoning.

Activity 2: Dangling Danger! (Sentence Scramble)

1. Instruction: Explain that a dangling modifier refers to a phrase or

clause that modifies a word that isn't present in the sentence. Provide
some examples, like:
o Running late, the bus left without me. (Who is running late?)
2. Sentence Scramble: Prepare several sentence strips with a dangling
modifier at the beginning and an independent clause following. For
instance:
o Eating cake, a funny story was told.
o Looking through the telescope, many stars were visible.
3. Group Work: Divide students into small groups and distribute the
sentence strips. Instruct them to rearrange the words to create a clear
sentence where the modifier describes a specific subject in the sentence.
 D. Transfer
1. Application

Instruction: Revise sentences to correct misplaced and dangling

modifiers. You are given 5 minutes to answer then afterwards, you will
be randomly selected to share your work with class.

1. Exhausted after the hike, the mountain views were breathtaking.

(Misplaced modifier - Exhausted modifies views, not the person who is
exhausted).
Corrected: After the exhausting hike, the mountain views were
breathtaking.

2. Running errands, my phone battery died. (Dangling modifier -

Running errands doesn't have a subject).
Corrected: While I was running errands, my phone battery died.

3. Wearing a bright red hat, the lost puppy was easily spotted. (Misplaced
modifier - Wearing modifies puppy, not the person who spotted it).
Corrected: The lost puppy, wearing a bright red hat, was easily spotted.

2. Assessment / Evaluation
Instructions: Read each sentence carefully. Identify any misplaced or dangling
modifiers. Circle the modifier and write "M" for misplaced or "D" for dangling
modifier next to it. Then, rewrite the sentence to correct the error.

Example:
Running to school, the rain poured down. (D)
Corrected: As I ran to school, the rain poured down.
1. Exhausted from the game, a delicious pizza awaited the team. (M / D)
_____________________. Corrected: __________________________
2. Looking through the telescope, countless stars filled the night sky. (D)
_____________________. Corrected: __________________________
3. After studying all night, a good breakfast fueled the student for the exam.
(M) _____________________. Corrected: __________________________
4. Written in colorful markers, the message on the board was clear. (M)
_____________________. Corrected: __________________________
5. Walking home from practice, the sound of music filled the air. (M)
_____________________. Corrected: __________________________

Prepared by: Sandi Faith R. Sargento Evaluated by: Mrs. Marilyn P. Tungala
Pre- Service Teacher Cooperating Teacher

Checked by: Dolly Joy V. Valenzuela MAEd

School Principal