Practice #2 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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What is a dangling modifier?

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A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence.

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Example of a dangling modifier: "Climbing up the ladder carefully, the frightened cat was brought down from the tree." What is wrong with this sentence?

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The modifier 'Climbing up the ladder carefully' does not clearly refer to the subject 'the frightened cat.'

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What is a misplaced modifier?

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A misplaced modifier is a word or phrase that is improperly separated from the word it modifies, leading to confusion.

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Example of a misplaced modifier: "Once caught, the police officers took the thieves to jail." What is the misplaced modifier?

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The phrase 'Once caught' is misplaced and makes it seem like the police officers were caught.

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How can you correct a dangling modifier?

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You can correct a dangling modifier by rewriting the sentence to clearly indicate what is being modified.

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Correct the sentence: "Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza."

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Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.

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Identify the type of modifier: "Hungry, the leftover pizza was devoured."

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This sentence contains a dangling modifier.

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What is the purpose of modifiers in a sentence?

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Modifiers add detail and description to nouns, verbs, and other modifiers, enhancing the meaning of the sentence.

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What is an example of a misplaced modifier?

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"She almost drove her kids to school every day." (It suggests she nearly did, rather than she did it almost every day.)

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How do you identify a dangling modifier?

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A dangling modifier can be identified if it does not clearly and logically refer to a noun in the sentence.