Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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It is a word or phrase that, due to its placement, mistakenly refers to the wrong word.

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Misplaced Modifier

Front

Identify the misplaced modifier in the sentence: "Covered with cream sauce, my husband loves spinach soufflé."

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Covered with cream sauce

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Phrase at the beginning of a sentence referring to a word not stated in the sentence.

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Dangling Modifier

Front

Identify the dangling modifier: Waking in the night, the fire engine could be heard.

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Waking in the night

Front

To fix a misplaced modifier, relocate it next to the _____ it is supposed to modify.

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noun

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In correcting dangling modifiers, sometimes the _____ of the verb must be changed. The original tense of the verb must be kept, however.

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voice

Front

Rewrite the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier: The young lady was walking the dog on the telephone.

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The young lady on the telephone was walking the dog.

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Rewrite the sentence to correct the dangling modifier: Expecting rain, the umbrella was propped up against the wall. (Use "Nancy" as the subject)

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Expecting rain, Nancy propped up the umbrella against the wall. , Nancy, expecting rain, propped up the umbrella against the wall.

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Rewrite the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier:

Dressed in a flowing gown, everyone watched the celebrity enter the room.

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Everyone watched the celebrity, dressed in a flowing gown, enter the room.

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Rewrite the sentence to correct the dangling modifier: Riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by rapidly. Use "Jonas" as the subject.

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As Jonas was riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by rapidly. While Jonas was riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by rapidly. The world whizzed by rapidly as Jonas was riding in the sports car. The world whizzed by rapidly while Jonas was riding in the sports car. Riding in the sports car, Jonas heard the world whizzed by rapidly.