Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers Practice

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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, often leading to confusion.

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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, causing ambiguity.

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Identify the correct sentence: 'The dog barked loudly at the mailman.' or 'Loudly barking, the dog startled the mailman.'

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Both sentences are correct, but the second one uses a modifier that describes the dog.

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What is the main issue with the sentence: 'Running quickly, the cake was eaten by the children.'?

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The modifier 'Running quickly' is dangling because it does not clearly modify the subject of the sentence.

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How can you fix a dangling modifier?

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You can fix a dangling modifier by adding a clear subject to the modifying phrase.

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What is the correct form of this sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat that was fluffy.'?

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The correct form is 'The fluffy mat was sat on by the cat.' to avoid confusion.

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What does it mean for modifiers to be placed correctly?

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Modifiers are placed correctly when they are positioned next to the word they are intended to modify.

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Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: 'She almost drove her kids to school every day.'

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The word 'almost' is misplaced; it suggests she did not drive them at all.

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What is an example of a sentence with a dangling modifier?

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'After reading the book, the movie was disappointing.' (The subject 'the movie' did not read the book.)

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What is an example of a sentence with a misplaced modifier?

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'He saw the dog running down the street with a broken leg.' (It sounds like the dog has a broken leg, not the person.)