FINALS: Misplaced Dangling Modifiers Flashcards

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a word or phrase that qualifies (modifies) a word, phrase or clause

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Modifier

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Types of Modifiers

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Adjectives
Adverbs
Modifier Phrases (modify an action/actor: looking at the clock, he noticed he was late)

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is a word or word group whose placement suggests that it modifies one word or phrase when it is intended to modify another.

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Misplaced modifier

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is a word or phrase that cannot logically describe, limit, or restrict any word or word group in the sentence.

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Dangling modifier

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