on 11/16/12
Presenters:
Fariha Ashraf (Fariha.Ashraf001@umb.edu)
Jennifer LaForge (Jennifer.LaForge001@umb.edu)
Abigail Thibodeau (Abigail.Thibodeau001@umb.edu)
Samantha Harrison (Samantha.Harrison001@umb.edu)
Laura Patten (Laura.Patten001@umb.edu)
General Instructions
Each group member must write a correct sentence with certain characteristics and pass it on to a second group member. This group member will rewrite the sentence in a way that makes it incorrect in a particular way. Member A thus writes a sentence for member B, who rewrites it; member B writes a sentence for member C, who rewrites it; and member C writes a sentence for member A, who rewrites it—all according to the instructions below.
Once all the sentences are done, the group as a whole should discuss them and make any changes that seem necessary. The resulting pairs of sentences should then be prepared for display in class.
Each pair should be presented by the person who rewrote the original sentence.
The presenter should be able to explain why the introductory phrase of the original sentence makes sense in relation to the subject of its following clause, and why the introductory phrase of the rewritten sentence does not make sense in relation to the subject of its following clause.
Please note: it is important for the group members to agree quickly on a plan, to communicate early and often, and to give the person who is preparing the final text ample time to finish that text and print it out.
Particular Instructions for Fariha Ashraf, Jennifer LaForge, and Abigail Thibodeau
Each original sentence must begin with an introductory phrase that includes a participle or a gerund. This phrase must refer correctly to the subject of an immediately following clause—a subject that is capable of doing or being what the introductory phrase implies it can do or be.
Example: Watching closely from the ground below, we saw the birds fly ever higher until they disappeared.
Then the sentence must be rewritten by another one of you in a way that turns the introductory phrase into a “dangler” and makes the sentence confusing (if not also ridiculous).
Example: Watching closely from the ground below, the birds flew ever higher until they disappeared.
Particular Instructions for Samantha Harrison and Laura Patten

Each original sentence must begin with an introductory phrase that does not include a participle or a gerund. This phrase must refer correctly to the subject of an immediately following clause— a subject that is capable of doing or being what the introductory phrase implies it can do or be.
Example: Unlike meat or poultry, fish are not inspected by the federal government.
Then the sentence must be rewritten by your partner in a way that turns the introductory phrase into a “dangler” and makes the sentence confusing (if not also ridiculous).
Example: Unlike meat or poultry, the federal government does not inspect fish.