Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Modifier: adjective, adverb, phrase, or clause that describes another word
Misplaced Modifier: word, phrase, or clause is placed too far away from the noun
or pronoun it modifies
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To correct, move the modifier as close as possible to the word it modifies.
Example:
Error: Floating in the wind, Hannah stared wistfully at the kite. (is Hannah floating?)
Correct: Hannah stared wistfully at the kite floating in the wind.
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Place these words immediately before the word they modify: even, exactly,
almost, scarcely, only, hardly, just, simply.
Example:
Error: She only eats fruit. (she doesn’t grow, cook, or juice it)
Correct: She eats only fruit. (she eats nothing else)
Dangling Modifier: word or phrase that modifies a word not stated in the sentence
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To correct, add a word or phrase.
Examples:
Error: Early in the morning, I watched the squirrel scramble up the tree in my
pajamas.
Correct: Early in the morning, in my pajamas, I watched the squirrel scramble up the
tree.
Error: Looking toward the west, clouds scudded across the darkening sky.
Correct: Looking toward the west, I saw clouds scud across the darkening sky.