Understanding Modifiers: Misplaced, Dangling, and Adverb Placement

Learn about the concepts of misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers, and adverb placement through clear examples and explanations. Practice fixing sentences with modifier errors and enhance your writing skills. Access additional practice resources to strengthen your understanding and application of these grammar principles.

• Modifiers
• Writing Skills
• Grammar Rules
• Sentence Structure

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1. MODIFIERS MISPLACED AND DANGLING

2. MISPLACED MODIFIERS A modifier is a phrase/clause that gives extra description or clarification. It must clearly describe a person, place, or thing. EX: Seated next to the college president on stage, the guest speaker waited to be introduced. A modifier is MISPLACEDif it doesn t describe what it s actually supposed to describe. EX: Jeff bought an old jeep from a crooked dealer with a faulty transmission.

3. DANGLING MODIFIERS A modifying phrase or clause is said to dangle when it has no clear word to describe. EX: Walking to college on a subzero morning, my left ear became frozen. FIXED: Walking to college in a subzero morning, I was afraid that my left ear had become frozen.

4. ADVERB PLACEMENT Remember that an adverb tells how/in what way or how much/how many. Be sure that it s in the right place! EX: The dentist instructed him regularly to brush his teeth. FIXED: The dentist instructed him to brush his teeth regularly.

5. TRY: All of the sentences have a modifier problem. How could you fix them? 1.She loaded the bottles and cans into her husband s new Range Rover, which she planned to leave at the recycling center. 2. Changing the oil every 3,000 miles, the car seemed to run better. 3. Desmond stuffed his mouth with a cupcake frosted greedily with vanilla icing.

6. POSSIBLE ANSWERS 1.Planning to drive to the recycling center, she loaded the bottles and cans, into her husband s new Range Rover. 2. Changing the oil every 3,000 miles, I found that the car seemed to run better. 3. Desmond greedily stuffed his mouth with a cupcake frosted with vanilla icing.

7. PRACTICE See print out See teacher page, Practice 1: https://www.quia.com/quiz/3598730.html See Writing Workbook, page 98-99, #1, 3, 4, 8, 9