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Dangling Modifier

Grade:10
Date: November 25, 2021
Subject: English
 Concept of Definition Map
Definition
Characteristic

Characteristic
Dangling
Modifier

Characteristic
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 What is a Modifier
A modifier is a word, phrase or clause that describes, defines or give additional
information about something by making its meaning more specific.
Modifiers usually come in the form of an adjective or an adverb.

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•
Voices
The voice in verbs tell whether the subject acts or is acted upon.
• Active Voice- This occurs when the subject performs the action
• The dog bites the boy.
• Western sculpture often imitate African tribal masks.

• Passive Voice- This occurs when the subject is acted upon. The subject becomes the object
in the passive voice.
• The person or thing doing the action usually in a phrase that begins with the word “by.”
• The boy was bitten by the dog
• African tribal masks are often imitated by Western Sculpture.

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What is a
Dangling
Modifier

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Dangling Modifier
• A dangling modifier describes or limits a word or words that never actually appears in the
sentence.

• It does not describe the word that it is supposed to describe.

• It usually try to describe a subject that is not present in the sentence.

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Mathematical Formula
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• Introductory phrase- subject=dangling modifier
• Introductory phrase + illogical noun=dangling
modifier

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Video slide

Correcting
Dangling Modifier
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 Insert the subject in the main
clause
• You can correct a dangling modifier by reviewing the main or independent clause and include the subject
in the main clause.

• Having arrived late for practice, a written excused was needed.

• Having arrived late for practice, Tom needed a written excuse from the coach.

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 Insert the subject in the
dependent clause
• You can correct a dangling modifier by inserting the subject of the sentence in the introductory phrase.

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Combine the introductory Phrase and
the Independent Clause
• A dangling modifier can e corrected by combining the introductory phrase and the
independent clause in one in order to create a sentence.

• For example, To improve his results, the experiment was done again.

• Jonathan improved his results by doing the experiment again.

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