Modifiers If you are at this station, modifiers were part of your most missed. The following activity, will help you master this skill.

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Modifiers If you are at this station, modifiers were part of your most missed. The following activity, will help you master this skill.

Modifiers: a wored of phrase that makes the meaning of a word more specific. Do not rush through these definitions and examples. Take notes in you RL comp. book

Wrong: Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone. Right: Everyone glared at the man with the ringing cell phone. Misplaced modifiers: modifiers that are in the incorrect spot and modify the wrong word..

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Dangling Modifier: a modifier that does not clearly modify any word. Wrong: Before moving to Philadelphia, Mexico City was their home. Right: Before moving to Philadelphia, they lived in Mexico City Dangling Modifier: a modifier that does not clearly modify any word.

Dangling Modifier examples