TED-ED: How misused modifiers can hurt your writing - Emma Bryce

TED-ED: How misused modifiers can hurt your writing - Emma Bryce

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English, Other

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The video tutorial explains common grammatical errors involving modifiers, such as misplaced, dangling, and squinting modifiers. It highlights how these errors can lead to ambiguity in sentences and provides strategies for correcting them. Misplaced modifiers are discussed with examples, showing how they can change the meaning of a sentence. Dangling modifiers are explained as phrases that don't clearly modify any word in the sentence, and squinting modifiers are described as those that can refer to two different parts of a sentence. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of clarity in writing to maintain grammatical accuracy.

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What new insight or understanding did you gain from this video?

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