DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS

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DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS

DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS

DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS Modifiers are words that modify words and phrases. Adjectives and

DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS Modifiers are words that modify words and phrases. Adjectives and adverbs are modifiers, but phrases can act as modifiers too. Sometimes, modifiers get in the wrong position in a sentence and modify the wrong things.

D/M A dangling modifier appear to modify the wrong word or a word that’s

D/M A dangling modifier appear to modify the wrong word or a word that’s not included in the sentence. • Walking down the street, the wind blew me over. (The wind is walking down the street? ) • Correct: Walking down the street, I was blown over by the wind.

D/M A misplaced modifier has been placed incorrectly and therefore modifies something it should

D/M A misplaced modifier has been placed incorrectly and therefore modifies something it should not. • The teacher returned the essays to the students marked with her comments. • Correct: The teacher returned the essays marked with her comments to the students.

D/M MODIFIERS 1. On the top shelf of the bookcase, Louie could not find

D/M MODIFIERS 1. On the top shelf of the bookcase, Louie could not find his dictionary anywhere. 2. As the man walked up the drive, Bowser started barking wildly. 3. Aware that he couldn’t jump the fence without hurting himself, Mark instead walked through the gate. 4. The elderly neighbor gave my son a new coloring book that lives three doors down.

D/M MODIFIERS 1. Looking for the buried bone, the dog dug frantically in the

D/M MODIFIERS 1. Looking for the buried bone, the dog dug frantically in the flowerbed. 2. My wife yelled at the dog who was angry that the flowers had been ruined. 3. Licking quickly, the ice cream cone dripped on the sidewalk. 4. Having been in Europe for two months, home looked very inviting. 5. Hearing the children coming up the sidewalk, the Christmas presents were hurriedly stuffed into the closet.

D/M MODIFIERS 1. Winning the final game of the tournament was amazing completely after

D/M MODIFIERS 1. Winning the final game of the tournament was amazing completely after working diligently all year long. 2. Working frantically, the gifts were wrapped before the birthday boy arrived. 3. Only I was another statistic; evidently, most businesses fail within a year. 4. The giggling children floating in the air, swatted at the soap bubbles. 5. Sweating profusely, Ben carefully colored in the Scantron for the test.