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“Before he washed the dishes, the cat jumped onto Kris’ lap.”
Possible answer:
Before Kris could wash the dishes, the cat jumped onto his lap.
What is the modifier in the following sentence?
“After dinner, I returned to my room having to finish my homework.”
Rephrase the sentence for clarity.
While the girl saw a squirrel walking to school.
While walking to school, the girl saw a squirrel.)
Modifiers that are not in the right place in a sentence
misplaced modifiers
“After sleeping, the snow began to fall so Kai checked outside.”
Possible answer:
The snow began to fall after Kai woke up, so he checked outside.
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A word is out of place. Rephrase the sentence for clarity.
She almost drove her kids to school every day.
She drove her kids to school almost every day.
When a modifier describes a word that does not appear in a sentence
dangling modifier
“While they were out of town, the house was empty.”
Possible answer:
The house was empty while the owners were out of town.
What is the modifier in the following sentence?
“Before leaving the room, I turned off the light so that I could save energy.”
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Is this sentence correct and clear? YES OR NO
If it needs revision to make sense, fix it.
Looking through the telescope, the stars seemed brighter.
Answer:
It sounds like the stars were looking through the telescope. This is a dangling modifier.
Corrected: Looking through the telescope, we thought the stars seemed brighter.
What is it called when a modifier has no subject to describe?
A dangling modifier
Covered in mud, the dog licked Mia's face.
Who was covered in mud?
The dog
What is the modifier in the following sentence?
“In the mountains, the scientists found the fossils after searching for them for years.”
A phrase is out of place. Rephrase the sentence for clarity.
The teacher served cookies to the students on paper plates.
The teacher served cookies on paper plates to the students.
Misplaced or dangling?
Looking out the window, the birds looked beautiful.
dangling
“Before they played the game, the water bottles needed to be refilled.”
Possible answer:
The water bottles needed to be refilled before the team played the game.
What is the modifying phrase in the sentence?
“While making dinner, my mother accidentally burned her hand.”
While making dinner
Rewrite this sentence so the modifier is clear:
"Flying over the mountains, the river looked beautiful."
EXAMPLES:
"Flying over the mountains, we thought the river looked beautiful."
OR
"As we flew over the mountains, the river looked beautiful below us."