Modifiers

What is a dangling modifier?

• a modifier that is not in the correct spot in a sentence
• a modifier whose subject is unknown
• a modifier that does an action
• a modifier that is both a clause and a phrase

What is a dangling modifier?

• no word sentence to describe
• modifier begins sentence
• almost
• even

While chatting on the phone, the doorbell rang.

• Dangling

• Misplaced

• Correct

what is a dangling preposition

• a sentence that ends with a prepositional phrase

• a preposition that is not followed by a verb

• a preposition that is not followed by a noun or pronoun

• a preposition that is not followed by an object

Which of the following sentences is an example of a dangling modifier?

A. Without seeing the dress, she decided to invest in it.

B. Having come to the pool part to have fun, it was a difficult day.

C. The waiters served pasta to the children on plates

D. Despite the ghastly accusation, the lawyer was resolute in his arguments.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following is correct? Dangling modifier.

• A. Exhausted by his first day at school, Sam's eyes closed in the middle of his favorite TV show.
• B. Exhausted by his first day at school, Sam closed his eyes in the middle of his favorite TV show.

Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

• Misplaced modifier
• Dangling modifier
• Correct

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

• Listening to the concert, the Ramones were funky.

• The concert was loud and entertaining.

• I enjoyed watching the Ramones put on a funky concert.

• The Ramones are a funky music band.

A dangling modifier occurs when

• it is perfectly related to the word it is intended to modify
• it is always grammatically correct
• it is not clearly and logically related to the word it is intended to modify
• it is never confusing to the reader

Which sentence best corrects the dangling modifier?

Listening to music while walking home, an accident was not noticed.

• Listening to music while walking home, Cam didn't notice an accident.

• While walking home, an accident happened listening to music.

• While listening to music, and accident happened walking home.