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Strangle the dangle! No more dangling modifiers What is a modifier? Modifiers have to modify, or describe, something in the sentence. They usually describe a subject, verb or objective.  Modifiers should be placed as closely as possible to the thing which they are modifying. They should be directly next to the thing being modified, either before or after. What is a dangling modifier? A dangling modifier occurs when the subject being modified, or described by the modifier, does not actually appear in the sentence. Because the modifier is without a subject, it is considered to be "dangling." Examples: Having arrived at the store, there were no eggs. Without wanting to be rude, it was difficult to leave early.

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