Misplaced Adjectives
Correct this sentence: When we opened the leather woman's purse, we found the missing keys.
Correction: When we opened the woman's leather purse, we found the missing keys.
Correct this sentence: I only have five minutes to talk with you.
Correction: I have only five minutes to talk with you.
Correct this sentence: The fans stood in line to buy tickets to the show for twenty minutes.
Correction: The fans stood in line for twenty minutes to buy tickets to the show.
Correct this sentence: We gave the old clothes to a local charity that had been piled up in the basement.
Correction: We gave the old cloths that had been piled up in the basement to a local charity.
Correct this sentence: Driving up the long, tree lined driveway, the mansion loomed above us.
Correction: The mansion loomed above us as we were driving up the long, tree lined driveway.
Correct this sentence: The striking Honda's paint job made everyone gasp.
Correction: The Honda's striking paint job made everyone gasp.
Correct this sentence: The job scarcely took an hour to complete.
Correction: The job took scarcely and hour to complete.
Correct this sentence: Marian read a chilling article in The New York Times about the effects of mercury poisoning.
Correction: Marian read a chilling article about the effects of mercury poisoning in The New York Times.
Correct this sentence: We ate Mexican food after the movie that was very spicy.
Correction: We ate very spicy Mexican food after the movie.
Correct this sentence: Once filled with ink, you can write for hours before the pen runs dry.
Correction: You can write for hours before the pen runs dry once filled with ink.
Correct this sentence: The child ate a cold dish of cereal for breakfast this morning.
Correction: The child ate a dish of cold cereal for breakfast this morning.
Correct this sentence: I nearly made fifty dollars today.
Correction: I made nearly fifty dollars today.
Correct this sentence: The salesman sold the picture to the short woman in the silver frame.
Correct this sentence: I got a watch for my graduation that has a solar clock.
Correction: I got a watch that has solar clock for my graduation.
Correct this sentence: Playing football for the first time, the game was too strenuous for Maxwell.
Correction: The game was too strenuous for Maxwell since he was playing football for the first time.
Correct this sentence: The torn student's book lay on the desk.
Correction: The student's torn book lay on the desk.
Correct this sentence: Just John was picked to host the program.
Correction: John was just picked to host the program.
Correct this sentence: Michelle whistled to the dog on the way to the movies.
Correction:Michelle whistled on the way to the movies to the dog.
Correct this sentence: My wife found a photograph in the attic that Smith had given to Jones.
Correction: My wife found a photo that Smith had given to Jones in the attic.
Correct this sentence: Standing on the runway, a plane will hit you.
Correction: A plane will hit you if you are standing on the runway.
Correct this sentence: On her way home, Jan found a gold man's watch.
Correction: On her way home, Jan found a man's gold watch.
Correct this sentence: We ate the lunch that we had brought slowly.
Correction: We slowly ate the lunch that we had brought.
Correct this sentence: My friend uses a pen to write his essays with a gold cap.
Correction: My friend uses a pen with a gold cap to write his essays.
Correct this sentence: The terrified patient talked with the doctor who had a terminal disease.
Correction: The terrified patient with terminal disease talked to the doctor.
Correct this sentence: Reading Newsweek, an article on the dangers of ice fishing caught my eye.
Correction: An article on the dangers of ice fishing caught my eye while I was Reading Newsweek.