PPT-MISPLACED MODIFIERS

Understanding Space Activator Whats wrong with this picture Guided Questions Whats wrong with this picture Whats wrong with this sentence How can we rewrite it correctly Activator. Name Date – Exercise 2 This handout accompanies Exercise 2 of Grammar Bytes! Get the answers by doing the interactive version of the exercise at this address: http://ch ompchomp.com/exerci 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:. . based. . on. . Connectives. FSTA 2012. Pliant. . system. (. negation. ) . Pliant. . system. (. t-norm. , . t-conorm. ). Pliant. . system. Pliant. operator (. uninorm. ). Modalities. . induced. Insert the word . only. in any of the eight positions to get eight different meanings. 3. “In addition to being ugly and inappropriate, the students often make grammatical errors on their signs.”. 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). From the. UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #71. . The misplaced modifier is placed too close to some other noun or pronoun which it does not intend to modify. An adjective, an adverb, or a phrase or clause used as an adjective or adverb should refer to a specific word in the same sentence and be placed close to it so that the relationship is clear. A modifier is misplaced if intervening words obscure the relationship between it and the word it is intended to modify.. for February 28, 2014. Take out your corrected PoW. I will come around to collect these. If you don’t have it, take out your agenda.. Write in your agenda.. Demonstrate knowledge of writing skills on a test.. 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 Vocabulary 3.2. GUM 4.5. Literary Analysis and Composition 2014-2015. Vocabulary 3.2. What is our lesson objective?. Define and use words with Greek and Latin roots.. acrophobia. amicable. amity. appease. misplaced modifiers. A Lesson in One of the Most Common 8. th. Grade Errors. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?. Dangling Participle:. Walking down the cliff. , . his smile went brighter.. Misplaced Modifier:. Looking under the bed, my birthday gift was spotted. .. -Looking . under the bed, I spotted my birthday gift. .. Wrapped . in silver foil, I ate my hamburger. . . -I . ate my hamburger that had been wrapped in silver foil. Parallel Structure. Modifiers. A modifier is simply a word, phrase, or clause that adds description in a sentence.. Modifiers need to be placed CLOSE to the word they describe.. Dangling modifier- Introductory clause that describes the subject, but the subject is not named after comma. Insert the word . only. in any of the eight positions to get eight different meanings. 3. “In addition to being ugly and inappropriate, the students often make grammatical errors on their signs.”. The difference between clarity and awkwardness.. First things first…. What is a modifier, anyway?. Modifiers are . words. , . phrases. , or . clauses. that provide description in sentences. Modifiers allow writers to take the picture that they have in their heads and transfer it accurately to the heads of their readers..