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Dangling Misplaced Modifiers?

Dangling Misplaced Modifiers?. Wha Zat ?. Dangling modifiers. Having been thrown in the air, the dog caught the stick. . Smashed flat by a passing truck, Big Dog sniffed at what was left of a half-eaten hamburger. dangling modifiers means….

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Dangling Misplaced Modifiers?

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  1. Dangling Misplaced Modifiers? WhaZat?

  2. Dangling modifiers • Having been thrown in the air, the dog caught the stick.

  3. Smashed flat by a passing truck, Big Dog sniffed at what was left of a half-eaten hamburger.

  4. dangling modifiers means….. • the writer has unintentionally said something that he (or she) didn't intend. • The dog wasn't "thrown in the air," • and Big Dog wasn't "smashed flat."

  5. So how do you get rid of these? Do the following…….. • Check for modifying phrases at the beginning of your sentences. • If you find one, underline the first noun that follows it. (That's the one that is being modified.) • Make sure the modifier and noun go together logically. If they don't, chances are you have a dangling modifier. • Rewrite the sentence

  6. Let's go back to the opening sentences and see how this works: • When the stick was thrown in the air, the dog caught it.(Here, the modifying phrase has become a dependent clause. The meaning is clear.) • Big Dog sniffed at what was left of a half-eaten burgerthat had been smashed by a passing truck.(Again, the phrase has been rewritten as a clause.)

  7. Let’s test your skill at correction! • The young girl was walking the dog in a short skirt. ?????????? • The dog was chasing the boy with the spiked collar. ??????????

  8. You also need to watch the placement of modifiers such as almost, even, hardly, nearly, often, and only. A couple of examples should be enough: • Big Dog almost ran around the yard twenty times. (He never ran around the yard?) • Big Dog ran around the yard almost twenty times. • He nearly ate a whole box of treats. (He never ate the box of treats?) • He ate nearly a whole box of treats.

  9. Time to test what you learned.

  10. From the following pairs of sentences, select the one which is correct. • Piled up next to the washer, I began doing the laundry. • I began doing the laundry piled up next to the washer.

  11. While John was talking on the phone, the doorbell rang. • While talking on the phone, the doorbell rang.

  12. Standing on the balcony, the ocean view was magnificent. • Standing on the balcony, we had a magnificent ocean view.

  13. As I was running across the floor, the rug slipped and I lost my balance. • Running across the floor, the rug slipped and I lost my balance.

  14. While taking out the trash, the sack broke. • While Jamie was taking out the trash, the sack broke.

  15. Misplace Modifiers • I almost listened to the whole album. • I listened to almost the whole album.

  16. He was staring at the girl wearing dark glasses by the vending machine. • He was staring at the girl by the vending machine wearing dark glasses.

  17. We read that Janet was married in her last letter. • In her last letter, we read that Janet was married.

  18. The faulty alarm nearly sounded five times yesterday. • The faulty alarm system sounded nearly five times yesterday.

  19. On the evening news, I heard that there was a revolution. • I heard that there was a revolution on the evening news.

  20. Can you dig it?

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