Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

• A modifier is a word or phrase that describes
  another part of a sentence. It should be as
  close as possible to the word it modifies.

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Dangling Modifiers

• A dangling modifier is a phrase that modifies a
  word not clearly stated in the sentence. Often
  these can be unintentionally humorous.

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I chased the balloon running down the street.
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I watched the lion with the binoculars.
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I found my pencils looking through my desk.
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Dancing in mud, we watched the pigs.
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Traveling in Florida, their dog ran away.
To Florida or Bust
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Driving north, the trees were beautiful.
NORTH
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I served steaks to the men on the table.
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Activity

• I will give you a strip with a dangling modifier.
  You are to create a picture that reflects the
  dangling modifier. You will also write the
  dangling modifier at the top of the page, and the
  corrected sentence at the bottom of the page.
  Write your name, class, and Misplaced Modifiers
  Activity on the back.

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Example

• Grown by the farmer, my younger brother ate the
  pieces of fruit.

My younger brother ate the pieces of fruit grown
by the farmer.
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Rubric

• ____ (2) Colorful/Neat/No Pencil
• ____ (3) Illustration represents misplace
  modifier.
• ____ (3) Corrected sentence
• ____ (2) Punctuation/Spelling
• DUE MONDAY!!!

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Extra Credit

• If you finish your first activity, you may create
  your own sentence with a misplaced modifier, a
  picture, and a corrected sentence for an 5
  additional points. Label this paper as Misplaced
  Modifiers Extra Credit.