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Misplaced Modifiers

Misplaced Modifiers. Sentence Structure. Misplaced Modifiers. A modifying phrase needs to be near what it is modifying . If it gets too far away , it can get misplaced . Sweeping up the shards of glass, the missing key to the jewelry box was found by Aunt Sally.

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Misplaced Modifiers

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  1. MisplacedModifiers Sentence Structure

  2. MisplacedModifiers A modifying phrase needs to benearwhatitismodifying. If itgetstoo far away, itcangetmisplaced. Sweeping up the shards of glass, the missing key to the jewelry box wasfound by Aunt Sally. As writtenthis sentence gives the impression that the missing key wassweeping up the shards of glass.

  3. MisplacedModifiers When a sentence beginswith a modifying phrase (a group of wordswithout a subject), the nounbeingmodified must follow the phrase. Whowassweeping up the shards of glass? Aunt Sally, of course. The correct version of the sentence wouldbe: Sweeping up the shards of glass, Aunt Sally found the missing key to herjewelry box.

  4. ACT Here’s how a misplaced modifier might look on the ACT. Walking to the pawnshop, Bob’swatchdroppedintothe sewer. A. NO CHANGE B. Bob’swatchdroppedinto the sewer C. Bob droppedhiswatchinto the sewer D. Bob’sdroppedwatchinto the sewer

  5. Work Cited • Martz, Geoff, Kim Magloire, and Theodore Silver. Cracking the ACT. 2007 ed. New York: Random House, 2007.

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