Review&Exercises Dangling&Modifiers A!modifier!that!opens!a!sentence!must!be!

followed!immediately!by!the!word!it!is!meant!to!describe.!Otherwise,!the!
modifier!is!said!to!be!dangling,!and!the!sentence!takes!on!an!unintended!
meaning. Ex.$While$sleeping$in$his$backyard,$a$Frisbee$hit$Bill$on$the$head.
The!intended!meaning!is!that!Bill!was!hit!on!the!head!with!a!Frisbee!while!Bill!
was!sleeping!in!his!
backyard.! However,!the!unintended!meaning!that!the!Frisbee!was!doing!the!
sleeping!in!the!backyard!occurs!due!to!the! misplaced!modifier.!The!sentence!
should!be!rewritten!as: While$sleeping$in$his$backyard,
$Bill$was$hit$on$the$head$by$a$Frisbee. or
$While$Bill$was$sleeping$in$his$backyard,$a$Frisbee$hit$him$on$the$head.
Rewrite!each!sentence!to!correct!the!dangling!modifier.! 1)
1)Foaming!at!the!mouth,!the!dog!warden!had!the!stray!put!to!sleep.
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2) Kicked!carelessly!under!the!bed,!Marian!finally!found!her!slippers.
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3) Rusty!with!disuse,!I!tried!out!the!old!swing!set.
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4) Having!given!up!four!straight!hits,!the!manager!decided!to!replace!his!starting!
pitcher.
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5) Having!frozen!on!the!vines,!the!farmers!lost!their!entire!tomato!crop.
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6) Dancing!on!their!hind!legs,!the!audience!cheered!wildly!as!the!elephants!
paraded!by.
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7) Burned!beyond!all!recognition,!Marta!took!the!overdone!meat!loaf!from!the!
oven.
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8) Tattered,!faded,!and!hanging!in!shreds,!we!decided!to!replace!the!dining!room!
wallpaper.
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9) When!sealed!in!plastic,!a!person!can!keep!membership!cards!clean.
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10)!Pouring!out!the!cereal,!a!coupon!feel!into!my!bowl!of!milk.
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