Misplaced Modifiers

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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay. Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump. Running recklessly through the forest, the stump of the tree tripped Jay. Running recklessly through the forest, the tree tripped.

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Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.

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A(n) ___ is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies (or describes) another word and adds detail to a sentence.

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modifier

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When is a modifier called "misplaced"?

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When it is placed too far away from the word it modifies.

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Does the sentence contain a misplaced modifier?
 Hannah kept all her medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to her.

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True

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Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly? Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, the bottle of cold water quenched Donovan's thirst., Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan quenched his thirst with a bottle of cold water., Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan's thirst was quenched with a bottle of cold water.

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Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan quenched his thirst with a bottle of cold water.

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What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence? The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.

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shoes

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Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

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The badly wrapped burrito, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce, squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt.

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Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers? Options: The repairman fixed the kitchen faucet, which leaked in a wasteful manner., Leaking in a wasteful manner, we called a repairman to fix the kitchen faucet., Leaking wastefully, the repairman arrived to fix the kitchen faucet.

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The repairman fixed the kitchen faucet, which leaked in a wasteful manner.

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Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers? Options: Whining in a pitiful manner, Rodney waited for a commercial break to let the dog in from the rain., During a commercial break, Rodney let the dog in from the rain, which was whining in a pitiful manner., During a commercial break, Rodney let in the dog, who had been whining pitifully out in the rain.

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During a commercial break, Rodney let in the dog, who had been whining pitifully out in the rain.

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Identify the misplaced modifier in the sentence: "The old patient was referred to the Chinese physician with stomach pains."

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with stomach pains