PPT-Misplaced and Dangling

Modfiers Be sure to add this entry to your Table of Contents in your Writers Notebooks What is a modifier A modifier is a word or group of words that describes the meaning of another word or phrase. Name Date – Exercise 1 This handout accompanies Exercise 1 of Grammar Bytes! Get the answers by doing the interactive version of the exercise at this address : http://cho mpchomp.com/exerci Mini-Lesson #48. UWF Writing Lab. What is a Dangling Modifier. A . dangling modifier. . is created when the noun or idea being modified is left out of the sentence. The modified term must be openly provided in the sentence. Knowing intuitively what is being modified does not make a correct sentence.. In plain English. . . . What is a dangling modifier?. Modifiers are words or phrases that describe or change a part of a sentence. . Modifiers dangle when it’s not clear what they describe. . Example:. Correcting and Avoiding Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers. Identifying Dangling Modifiers. The SAT/PSAT writing section contains problems involving complex and compound-complex sentences. These sentences, which contain numerous interrelated facts and details, generally contain errors. Often, . Dangling, Misplaced, and Squinting Modifiers. Prepared by. John . Tacapan. AP and AVID Teacher (DHS). Adjunct . Faculty (Long Beach City College). Assistant Professor of Education (. Westcliff. University). Name Date – E xercise 5 This handout accompanies Exercise 5 of Grammar Bytes! Get the answers by doing the interactive version of the exercise at this address: http://cho mpchomp.com/exercise What are misplaced and dangling modifiers? A modifier is a word or phrase that explains another word or phrase. A misplaced modifier is a modifier that is put in the wrong place. That is, it is not I John 2:12-17. “Misplaced Love”. Love . not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.. Modifier. . Anindya Apsara // 11B. What is . dangling modifier. ?. A word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence.. A modifier . used to describe, clarify or give details about a concept. S - 9 Revised Summer 2012 1 MISPLACED MODIFIERS A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase or clause that is awkwardly placed in the sentence so that it does not describe what the writer wanted it to des NINDA. What's a dangling modifier?. A MODIFIER IS A WORD/PHRASE/SENTENCE THAT ADD DESCRIPTION TO THINGS.. A DANGLING MODIFIER IS WHEN YOUR MODIFIERS HAVE NO SUBJECT.. "hungry, the cake was eaten" <-- no subject. Pascha. Dangling Modifiers. Modifiers . are words that are used in a sentence to better describe the statement.. While . dangling modifiers . are words that used to describe the sentence, however resulting in making the sentence more unclear.. Participials. Dangling participial phrases. 1. A phrase that has no word to modify (give the action to) or appears to modify (give the action to) the wrong word is a . dangling. . participial phrase. Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that describe (modify) another word in a sentence.. Modifier examples:. the . blue. boat (word). the boat . in the garage. (phrase). the boat . that she brought.