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Activities 2.14, 2.15
Lesson: Correct Modifier Placement Learning Target
• Place phrases within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.
A phrase is a word group that does NOT have both a subject and a verb and that functions as a part of speech, such as a noun or modifier (adjective or adverb). When writing, it is important to place modifying phrases as near as possible to the words they modify.
A misplaced modifier should be moved to avoid confusion.
Misplaced: My credit union offers loans to eligible account holders of any size. Better: My credit union offers loans of any size to eligible account holders.
Misplaced: I read a book that Mark Twain wrote during winter break.
Better: During winter break, I read a book that Mark Twain wrote.
A dangling modifier occurs when a modifier has no word to modify in the sentence. You may need to reword the
sentence to correct a dangling modifier.
Dangling: Riding my bike, a dog appeared out of nowhere. [The dog is not really riding a bike.] Better: As I was riding my bike, a dog appeared out of nowhere.
Dangling: After seeing the movie, an argument broke out about what the ending meant. [The argument did not see the movie.]
Better: After we saw the movie, an argument broke out about what the ending meant.
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