PPT-Misplaced Modifiers

From the UWF Writing Labs 101 Grammar MiniLessons Series MiniLesson 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. 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 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:. Name Date – Exercise 3 Thi s handout accompanies Exercise 3 of Grammar Bytes! Get the answers by doing the interactive version of the exercise at this address: http://ch ompchomp.com/exercis Note: This document should only be used as a reference and should not replace assignment guidelines. UVU Writing Center • Library 208 • ph: 801 - 863 - 8936 • Updated 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). What are Modifiers?. Modifiers are words or phrases that give a bit more information about a subject being described.. Modifiers help make writing more vivid and interesting to read.. BUT: There are some things to look out for when using them…. 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 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:. Sentence problems, Usage, Tenses, and agreement. Four Functions of a sentence . 1. . Declarative. – States an idea and ends with a period. . 2. . Interrogative. – asks a question and ends with a question mark. . 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. Modfiers. Be sure to add this entry to your Table of Contents in your Writer’s Notebooks. What is a modifier. A modifier is a word or group of words that describes the meaning of another word or phrase.. IHIMA Annual Meeting May 9, 2016. Objectives. Understand the need and the appropriate use of modifiers. Grasp the impact modifiers have on appropriate reimbursement. Acknowledge the risk of improper use of modifiers. 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..