Grammar and Usage Lesson #42 CCSS.ELA–LITERACY.L. 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. How to Teach Misplaced Modifiers

A misplaced modifier modifies something that the writer does not intend to modify because of its placement in the sentence. Place modifiers close to the words that they modify. Examples: I drank only water; I only drank water. In these sentences only is the modifier. These sentences have two different meanings. The first means that I drank nothing but water. The second means that all I did with the water was to drink it.

Practice I dusted always on Tuesdays. No one else did that chore.

Practice I dusted always on Tuesdays. No one else did that chore. Practice Answers I always dusted on Tuesdays. No one else did that chore.

Writing Application Write two of your own sentences: the first with a misplaced adjective modifier and the second with that adjective modifier placed properly within the sentence.