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I am a modifier placed so that it is confusing or unclear what I am modifying.
What is misplaced modifiers.
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Correct the misplaced modifier: The blue school's chairs are about to break.
What is "The school's blue chairs are about to break."
200
Correct the misplaced modifier: He let the hot cup of coffee cool on the table.
What is "He let the cup of hot coffee cool on the table."
200
Correct the misplaced modifier: The broken man's television set was beyond repair.
What is "The man's broken television set was beyond repair."
300
Correct the misplaced modifier: The man stood next to a tree talking on a cell phone.
What is "The man talking on a cell phone stood next to a tree."
300
Correct the misplaced modifier: Ke'era plans to go to the haunted corn maze that she read about in the paper tomorrow.
What is “Tomorrow, Ke'era plans to go to the haunted corn maze that she read about in the paper.”
400
Correct the misplaced modifier: We had a big dinner after the show that was both delicious and filling.
What is "After the show, we had a big dinner that was both delicious and filling."
400
How do you correct a misplaced modifier?
What is “placing the word or phrase or clause as close as possible to the word you intend it to modify?”
500
Correct the misplaced modifier: Dylan bought a Star Wars costume for the class, which gave everyone a great deal of trouble.
What is “Dylan bought the class a Star Wars costume, which gave everyone a great deal of trouble.”
500
Correct the misplaced modifier: Maya tried to run away from the werewolf abandoning the candy and dashing into Bulgaria
What is “Abandoning the candy and dashing into Bulgaria, Maya tried to run away from the werewolf.”