Eliminating Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers The company says that there is little evidence to link second-hand smoke

with disease in nonsmokers in it is advertisement. In its advertisement, the company says that there is little evidence to link second-hand smoke with disease in nonsmokers. But when smoking in public places, greater consideration is needed. But when smoking in public places, smokers should show greater consideration. 1. Like the other advertisement, the reader will find this one puzzling. 2. After comparing the three ads, the one with muted colors had the greatest effect. 3. Once placed in a magazine, readers will stop and read this advertisement. 4. The background of the page may be the key to the advertisements success; being black, the bright orange letters stand out. 5. Lewis Thomas, a medical doctor, writes movingly in his essay, The Long Habit, about death. 6. Offering scientific information about the nature of dying, anecdotes are used as well. 7. By using a personal tone to relate scientific information, our fear of death is placed in a new light. 8. One of the most important functions of the doctor was to provide comfort at the moment of death in the past. 9. Some scientists theorize that all creatures are equipped with a physiological mechanism that takes effect and induces tranquility when dying. 10. In concluding his essay about death, a humorous touch is used.

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