Dangling and misplaced modifiers
We sat and talked about camping in the kitchen.
Corrected: We sat in the kitchen and talked about camping.
What is a misplaced modifier?
A single independent clause without any dependent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
Names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun
May contain a subject or predicate but never contains both.
What is a phrase?
Pronoun used: I, was, we
What is first person?
A phrase or clause that modifies a certain word but that word is not actually stated in the sentence.
What is a dangling modifier?
Has multiple independent clauses and no dependent clauses and are held together by a conjunction.
What is compound sentence?
Describes a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a adjective?
Contains both a subject and predicate.
What is a clause?
Narrator is outside of the story telling the readers the experiences.
What is 3rd person limited?
Phrase or clause that modifies a certain word in the sentence but is in the wrong place.
What are misplaced modifiers?
A group of words with one subject and one verb that form a complete thought.
What is a independent clause?
Tells and action or state of being.
What are verbs?
Tells "which one", "what kind", and "how many" but begins with who, whose, whom,which, or that.
What are adjective clauses?
The story is told by "you"
What is 2nd person?
I served breakfast to my family, which I made myself.
Corrected: I served my family breakfast, which i made myself.
What are misplaced modifiers?
A group of words with a subject and verb that do not form a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What are adverbs?
Modifies a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
What are adjective phrases?
Narrator has full access to experiences and thoughts of all characters in the story.
What is 3rd person omniscient?
Driving past the mountains that were snow-covered and majestic.
Corrected: Driving past the mountains, we saw that they were snow-covered and majestic.
What are dangling modifiers?
A part of speech that links together words and phrases.
What are conjunctions?
Joins two or more words, phrases, or clauses.
What are conjunctions?
Tells "how", "when","where" and "why"
What are adverb clauses?
Story is about "he" or "she"
What is 3rd person limited?