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Modifiers, whether single words, phrases or clauses, must refer
clearly to a word in the sentence.
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Eliza said she loves only me.Only Eliza said she loves me.Eliza only said she loves me.Eliza said only she loves me.
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Plainly, the placement of a modifier can have profound effect
on the meaning of a sentence.
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Plainly, the placement of a modifier can have profound effect
on the meaning of a sentence.Unfortunately, there’s no clearcut
rule for modifier placement.
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Woman:There’s a man waiting to see
you outside with a black mustache.
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Groucho Marx: Tell him I already have
one.
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Dilapidated and almost an eyesore, Shirley bought the old house so she could restore it
to its original condition.
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Shirley bought a dilapidated and old eyesore of a house so
she could restore it to its original condition.
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Because she is now completely housebroken, Sue can take her
dog anywhere.
This mistake is called a misplaced modifier.
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Because her dog is now completely housebroken, Sue
can take it anywhere.
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Three family members were found bound and gagged by
their grandmother.
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A grandmother found three family members bound and
gagged.
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Naturally, for a modifier to clearly refer to a word in the
sentence, there must be a word for it to refer to!
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Waving farewell, the ship began to pull away from shore.
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Waving farewell, the ship began to pull away from shore.
This mistake is called a dangling modifier.
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While we waved farewell, the ship began to pull away from
shore.
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Having tucked in the children, the cat was put out for the
night.
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Having tucked in the children, mom put the cat out for the
night.
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To enter the contest, an entry form must be sent with your
essay.
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To enter the contest, you must send an entry form in with
your essay.
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Try these:Upon turning ten, my family moved to Florida.
While eating dinner, the power went off.
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Try these:Surrounding the moon, John could see a faint light during the eclipse.
Taking a test, the period ended too quickly.
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