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The Game of Dangling Modifiers

Learn to avoid dangling modifiers in sentences by identifying doers of actions and restructuring phrases. Examples and strategies included. Helpful resource from Purdue Owl.

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The Game of Dangling Modifiers

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  1. # The Game of Dangling Modifiers

  2. Don’t be like Bran! Don’t be caught dangling (on a wall/sentence) like Bran, or you’ll be in trouble. ;)

  3. What is it? • A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly in the sentence. • A modifier describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept.

  4. Examples Having slayed a White Walker,Jon ate food. Having slayed a White Walker, food was ate. Look at the modifier. Which modifier slayed a White Walker?

  5. Strategies 1. Name the doer of the action in the main clause 2. Name the doer of the action (this makes it an introductory clause). 3. Combine them! Strategies from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/597/1/

  6. Example • After talking with Jaime, the war seemed inevitable. • 1. Name the doer: • 2. Change the phrase that dangles into an introductory clause by naming the doer of the action: • 3. Combine them

  7. Images Game of Thrones Image: http://www.hbo.com/watch-free-episodes/game-of-thrones Bran: http://awoiaf.westeros.org/images/thumb/7/7c/Jaime_and_Bran_HBO.jpg/300px-Jaime_and_Bran_HBO.jpg Arya: http://www.newyorker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Larson-Game-of-Thrones-Returns-1200.jpg White Walker: http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/gameofthrones/images/0/0c/White_Walkers.png/revision/latest?cb=20150307215424 Dany: http://static.srcdn.com/slir/w1000-h500-q90-c1000:500/wp-content/uploads/Daenerys-Targaryen-Game-of-Thrones-Season-6.jpg Jaime: http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/33700000/Game-of-Thrones-Season-3-game-of-thrones-33779412-1600-1200.jpg

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