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February 12, 2014Dangling modifiers and revising informative pieceBellringer: Dangling Modifier Exercise twoLearning targets/i can…1. demonstrate my knowledge of dangling modifiers.2. identify misplaced modifiers in my writing.3. I can revise my informative writing piece 4.I can complete Dangling Modifier exercise on page 160 and 204. Click on the link below to complete bell ringer about dangling modifiers. http://chompchomp.com/modifiers01/modifiers01.htm

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Dangling Modifiers

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Dangling Modifiers

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Dangling Modifiers

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. What is a misplaced modifier?. Modifiers are words or word groups that describe other words in a sentence. In the following sentence, the words in bold modify woman . The woman who is sitting by the door is my sister.

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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Dangling Misplaced Modifiers?

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Dangling Modifiers

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Dangling Modifiers

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Correcting Dangling Modifiers

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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