Modifiers
China is (big) India.
What is China is bigger than India?
Fix the dangling modifier: Lying in the corner of the room, Daphne found her dirty laundry.
What is Daphne found her dirty laundry lying in the corner of the room?
Correct the double comparison: “Mary speaks more highlier of the iTouch than the iPod.”
What is Mary speaks more highly of the iTouch than the iPod?
Fix the misplaced modifier: I ate only vegetables.
What is I only ate vegetables?
Fix the misplaced modifier: The bank was reported robbed by the San Antonio Police last week.
What is Last week, the San Antonio Police reported that the bank was robbed?
Susie is (pretty) of the four girls.
What is Susie is the prettiest of the four girls?
Fix the dangling modifier: Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher.
What is Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher?
Fix the double comparison: “Justin is the most fastest runner on the track team.”
What is Justin is the fastest runner on the track team?
I almost failed every math class I took.
What is I failed almost every math class I took?
The three types of comparison modifiers.
What are positive, comparative, and superlative modifiers?
It was (expensive) gift I have ever received.
What is it was the most expensive gift I have ever received?
Fix the dangling modifier: With a sigh of disappointment, the dress was returned to the store.
What is With a sigh of disappointment, Naomi returned the dress to the store?
Fix the double negative: "John says he has not seen neither Alice or Susan all day."
What is John says he has not seen Alice or Susan all day?
Fix the misplaced modifier: Alex saw a puppy on the way to the store.
What is On her way to the store, Alex saw a puppy?
Correct the split infinitive: He urged me to casually walk up and say hello.
What is He urged me to walk up casually and say hello?
I am not (successful) my brother.
What is I am not as successful as my brother?
Fix the dangling modifier: Hungry, the pizza was devoured.
What is Hungry, we devoured the pizza?
Fix the squinting modifier: He told his daughter eventually the dog would come home.
What is He told his daughter that eventually the dog would come home?
Fix the misplaced modifier: The jacket was just too small in the store.
What is The jacket in the store was just too small?
Fix the dangling modifier: After playing soccer all evening, my English report did not get finished.
What is Because I played soccer all evening, my English report did not get finished?
That was the (funny) thing to do.
What is that was the funniest thing to do?
Fix the dangling modifier: Rummaging through her handbag, the license was not found.
What is Rummaging through her handbag, Lisa could not find her license?
Fix the two-way (squinting modifier): Jacob likes that band only because he thinks the guitarist is talented
What is Jacob only likes that band because he thinks the guitarist is talented?
Fix the misplaced modifier: She served cookies to the children on paper plates.
What is She served the children cookies on paper plates?
Correct the split infinitive: This software allows your company to quickly, easily, and cost-effectively manage all tasks.
What is This software allows your company to manage all tasks quickly, easily, and cost-effectively?