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Misplaced Modifiers

Misplaced Modifiers • Read the sentence. • Locate a description (this is a modifier). • What is it describing or giving details to (should be a noun)? • Is it before or after (or VERY near) the noun that it is describing? • Where can you move it so that it describes the intended noun?

Practice • As you read the following sentences, move around the words in the sentence so that the modifier is close to the noun it modifies. • Work individually or with a partner to fix the sentence. • As soon as you have the right answer, come to the board to fix the sentence. • The person/pair with the most correct answers on the board will receive extra credit.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • The house was broken into that he recently purchased.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • The book won a prize with many color photos.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • Damaged in the accident, Phil saw his car in the repair shop.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • The mirror reflected the view in the silver frame.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • We saw many art galleries driving from city to city.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • The car hit a spectator leading the parade.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • John reminded me to get my notebook twice.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • My sisters ran from the gazebo shouting my name.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • The pianist played a new composition sitting on the piano bench.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • Cranky and tired, I put the baby down for a nap.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • The seals looked hopefully at us desiring more sardines. •

Fix this misplaced modifier! • Barking loudly at the squirrel, I frowned at the dog.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • I arranged the flowers for my mother using the new vase.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • We heard the bus had crashed on the radio.

Fix this misplaced modifier! • We boarded the train with 3 suitcases heading toward our winter home in Florida.