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Miceslapd. and. M odifiers. Dangling. Matt B owden & V ivian R obb. What are modifiers?. Adjectives, adverbs, phrases and clauses (that act as adjectives and adverbs). any word or word group that limits or qualifies (describes) another word or word group. . Misplaced Modifiers.

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Miceslapd

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  1. Miceslapd and Modifiers Dangling Matt Bowden & Vivian Robb

  2. What are modifiers? Adjectives, adverbs, phrases and clauses (that act as adjectives and adverbs) • any word or word group that limits or qualifies (describes) another word or word group.

  3. Misplaced Modifiers are so far from the term they modify or so close to another term that they could potentially modify that they are unclear

  4. Example • Confusing: • many wizards have been bitten by werewolves who wander dark forests at night. • Revised: • Many wizards who wander dark forests at night have been bitten by werewolves

  5. do not sensibly describe anything He might not be very good company, but Harry, Hermione and Ron used Professor Lupin’s presence in their compartment. Revising: change the subject of the main clause to a word the modifier properly describes Or Rewrite the dangling modifier as a complete clause with it’s own statement Dangling Modifiers

  6. He might not be very good company, but Harry, Hermione and Ron used Professor Lupin’s presence in their compartment. (III.79).example: • He might not be very good company, but Professor Lupin’s presence in their compartment had its uses.

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