D, M, or C?
FIX IT! Dangling Modifiers
FIX IT! Misplaced Modifiers
REMEMBER THAT?
Miscellaneous
100
Feeling hot, sweaters were taken off.
What is Dangling
100
Walking along the bridge, a ship suddenly appeared.
What is While I was wakling along the bridge, a ship suddenly appeared.
100
The doctor told him to take a pill concerned for his patient's health.
What is Concerned for his patient's health, the doctor told him to take a pill.
100
A number of students ____ going on the field trip. (to be)
A number of students ARE going on the field trip
100
"Hoping that he could win the game, Nick's speed increased." Does this sentence make sense? YES OR NO?
NO. "Nick's speed" cannot be "hoping"
200
Larry told me he was getting married that afternoon at night.
What is Misplaced
200
Swimming out into the sea, the current grew stronger.
What is When I was swimming out into the sea, the current grew stronger.
200
I watched the mechanic fix the car sweating in the heat.
What is "Sweating in the heat, I watched the mechanic fix the car"
200
FIX the sentence: She went home did the laundry and cooked dinner.
She went home, did the laundry, and cooked dinner.
200
What does it mean to "congregate"?
What is "to gather together"
300
While swimming out into the sea, the girl began to panic.
What is CORRECT
300
When only a baby, Mom took me scuba diving.
What is "When I was only a baby, Mom took me scuba diving"
300
We borrowed a mower from a neighbor that was broken.
What is "We borrowed a mower that was broken from a neighbor"
300
FIX IT OR LEAVE IT: Neither Shelly nor her classmates knows what is going on right now.
FIX IT: Neither Shelly nor her classmates KNOW what is going on right now.
300
"Formerly the lead singer of the popular band Soul Coughing, it was no surprise that the release of Mike Doughty's first solo record was highly anticipated." DOES THIS SENTENCE MAKE SENSE? YES OR NO?
NO. "It" cannot be "the lead singer"...it should say "Mike Doughty" because HE was "the lead singer"
400
While at the park, the sun shone brightly on the sunbathers.
What is dangling
400
Fishing for trout, our boat tipped over.
What is While we were fishing for trout, our boat tipped over.
400
Climbing up the telephone pole, we saw a squirrel.
What is We saw a squirrel climbing up the telephone pole
400
What does BENEVOLENT mean?
What is good-natured or kind
400
"Always traveling with bodyguards, fans surprised the singer when she was alone in the airport." DOES THIS SENTENCE MAKE SENSE? YES OR NO?
NO. The "fans" are not "always traveling with bodyguards"--this is a misplaced modifier.
500
He kept all his medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed for him.
What is misplaced
500
Driving in heavy traffic, my head started to ache.
What is While driving in heavy traffic, my head started to ache.
500
The jet crashed into a cliff carrying 155 passengers.
What is Carrying 155 passengers, the jet crashed into a cliff OR The jet carrying 155 passengers crashed into a cliff.
500
What does "antebellum" mean?
When is "before the war"
500
Dangling modifier
What is a modifying phrase or clause that has no stated word to describe.
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