Place modifiers correctly
As a new student, the teacher introduced me to my classmates.
The teacher introduced me, as a new student, to my classmates.
Emily said in the morning it might get colder.
Emily said it might get colder in the morning.
The restaurant is up the street.
prepositional
The boy on the bus.
Phrase or Noun Phrase
The book was about insects that we read.
The book that we read was about insects.
Hot and tired, cold water was what the team needed.
Coldwater was what the hot and tired team needed. ...The team, hot and tired, needed
The rabbit under the bush was eating carrots.
The rabbit was eating carrots under the bush.
My brother found the lost cat on the electric tower.
prepositional
Since it fell on the floor.
Clause or Dependent Clause
His parents traded an old television for a new tape recorder that they no longer wanted.
His parents traded an old television, that they no longer wanted, for a new tape recorder.
Did you look for the black-and-white photographs taken by Grandfather in that old shoe box?
Did you look in that old shoe box for the black-and-white photographs taken by Grandfather?
Jogging down the sidewalk, my ankle was sprained.
Jogging down the sidewalk, I sprained my ankle.
Needing more food, Jon went to the food store.
participial
I’m speaking
independent clause
I retyped the first draft on clean paper which I had corrected.
I retyped the first draft, which I had corrected, on clean paper.
Thrilled, my sister’s face lit up when she saw her present.
My thrilled sister’s face lit up when she saw her present.
Dressed in warm clothing, the cold was no problem.
Dressed in warm clothing, we had no problem with the cold.
Running a marathon, I got hit by a car.
participial
When I get home.
Clause or Dependent Clause
The boy that is from my school won the contest.
The boy that won the contest is from my school.