Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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Identify the dangling modifier: Running to catch the bus, his lunch box was dropped.

Back

running to catch the bus.

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Dangling modifier example: Before waking up

Back

Before waking up

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Misplaced modifier?

Back

A description improperly separated from the word it's describing.

Front

Misplaced modifier in: 'Covered in dirt, I gave my dog a bath.'

Back

Covered in dirt.

Front

Problem with modifiers: Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.

Back

It sounds like the calculus test as the grin.

Front

Problem with modifiers: Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade.

Back

We don't know who scrubbed the tile grout.

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Problem with modifiers in: 'After the rainstorm, Jeremy walked his dog on a sidewalk covered in wet leaves.'

Back

The sentence is correct.

Front

Correct sentence:

Back

The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.

Front

Correct sentence:

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The boy wearing mittens made a snowman.

Front

Correct the sentence: After learning to sit and roll over, Walter entered his puppy in a local dog show.

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After Walter's puppy learned to sit and roll over, Walter entered him in a local dog show.