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Misplaced modifiers. PARTICIPLE . VERB THAT ACTS AS AN ADJECTIVE, IT IS NOT A CLAUSE (NO S/V) CAN BE ONE WORD OR MUTIPLE WORDS END IN ING OR ED OR IRREGULAR ENDING MUST COME DIRECTLY BEFORE THE WORD IT MODIFIES The hissing snake scared her.
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PARTICIPLE • VERB THAT ACTS AS AN ADJECTIVE, IT IS NOT A CLAUSE (NO S/V) • CAN BE ONE WORD OR MUTIPLE WORDS • END IN ING OR ED OR IRREGULAR ENDING • MUST COME DIRECTLY BEFORE THE WORD IT MODIFIES The hissing snake scared her. The squirrel, startled by the dog, ran up the tree. The tree grown in our back yard was home to many squirrels.
PARTICIPLE • IF IT AFTER A “BE” VERB; IT IS A VERB • The wagon was rolling down the hill.
Identify the participle. • 1. The necklace created by the artist drew much attention. • 2. I bought the canvas done with oil paint. • 3. The program produced by a famous actor received criticism. • 4. Dancing to the music, the children all laughed. • 5. The refrigerator, humming noisily, was distracting.
Dangling Participles • Participles must come directly before or after the noun modified. • XXXXThe football players celebrated their victory at the pizza parlor, winning the state championship.XXXXX • Winning the state championship, the football players celebrated their victory.
Swerving from the deer, the car ran off the road. • Swerving from the deer, she drove the car off the road. • Walking to school that cold morning, my hands became completely frozen. • As I walked to school that cold morning, my hands became completely frozen.
While raining, the girl continue to play outside. • The girl continued to play outside while it was raining. Although tired, my homework wasn’t finished, so I stayed up. Although tired, I stayed up because my homework wasn’t finished.
Modifiers • Adj/adverbs that must be close to the word they modify. • I played with my pet dog in my Sunday suit. • I played in my Sunday suit with my pet dog. • An incredible product, the stain remover’s superior power could remove any stain. • An incredible product, the stain remover had superior power to remove any stain.
The vegetables at the produce stand grown in Mississippi were the freshest. • At the produce stand, the vegetables grown in Mississippi were the freshest. • To get an academic scholarship, good grades are critical. • To get an academic scholarship, you must make good grades.
Only, almost, just, even, merely, scarcely • The placement effects the meaning. • Just the boys thanked the coach. • The boys just thanked the coach. • The boys thanked just the coach. • She only washed some of her clothes. • She washed only some of her clothes.
