Misplaced Modifier

We were told at midnight the concert would begin.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

The car on the bridge which is green is mine.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

I showed my dog to the veterinarian with the fleas.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

Larry told me he was getting married that afternoon at night.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

Which sentence is correct?

• Having laid an egg weighing two pounds, the farmer proudly displayed his favorite ostrich.

• The farmer proudly displayed his favorite ostrich having laid an egg weighing two pounds.

This typewriter is used by a secretary with a wide carriage.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

The Honda was stalled on the road out of oil.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

He kept a black book of all the girls he had dated in his desk.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

He kept all his medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed for him.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

Which sentence avoids misplaced modifiers?

• Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Gizmo waited for Sylvia to reward him with a dog cookie. 

• Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Sylvia rewarded Gizmo with a dog cookie. 

• Drooling in anticipation of the treat, a dog cookie was given to Gizmo.