Misplaced modifiers By joseph pasley.

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Misplaced modifiers By joseph pasley

What is a misplaced modifier? A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies / describes. You should place the misplaced modifier as close as possible to what it describes. That means that you should try to do a good job to describe or it might not make sense.

Examples of misplaced modifiers. Ex. The torn student’s book lay on the desk. The misplaced modifier is torn and it modifies students. This sentence is incorrect The student’s torn book lay on the desk. The correctly modified adjective is torn and it modifies book. This sentence is correct.

small quiz Which sentence is correct? 1. We ate the lunch that we had brought slowly. We slowly ate the lunch that we had brought. 2. On his way home, Jake found a gold man’s watch. On his way home, Jake found a man’s gold watch. 3. Ryan p. ate a cold dish of cereal for breakfast this morning. Ryan p. ate a dish of cold cereal for breakfast this morning. quiz a

How to avoid a misplaced modifier. Place the modifier as close as possible to the word (or words) being modified. Place adjectives that modify nouns in front of the word (or words) being modified.

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