The document contains a student's response to a question about misplaced and dangling modifiers. The student defines misplaced modifiers as words or phrases that are in the wrong place, causing ambiguity or altering meaning. An example is provided. Dangling modifiers are phrases that modify words not present in the sentence, creating illogical meanings. An example of a dangling modifier is also provided. The student concludes it is important to place modifiers next to the words they modify to avoid confusion.
The document contains a student's response to a question about misplaced and dangling modifiers. The student defines misplaced modifiers as words or phrases that are in the wrong place, causing ambiguity or altering meaning. An example is provided. Dangling modifiers are phrases that modify words not present in the sentence, creating illogical meanings. An example of a dangling modifier is also provided. The student concludes it is important to place modifiers next to the words they modify to avoid confusion.
The document contains a student's response to a question about misplaced and dangling modifiers. The student defines misplaced modifiers as words or phrases that are in the wrong place, causing ambiguity or altering meaning. An example is provided. Dangling modifiers are phrases that modify words not present in the sentence, creating illogical meanings. An example of a dangling modifier is also provided. The student concludes it is important to place modifiers next to the words they modify to avoid confusion.
PROGRAM : Dip TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING LEVEL: 100 DEPARTMENT : ENGINERRING
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
QUESTION: Please read and make notes on misplaced and
dangling modifiers. Support your notes with examples.
ANSWER: Misplaced modifiers and dangling modifiers are
grammatical errors that can cause confusion or misinterpretation of sentences.
A misplaced modifier is a word or phrase that is in the wrong
place in a sentence, which can lead to ambiguity or alter the meaning of the sentence. It can be corrected by moving the modifier to its intended position in the sentence.
Example of misplaced modifier:
Misplaced: I found a sweater in the laundry basket that belongs to my sister. Corrected: I found in the laundry basket a sweater that belongs to my sister. In the misplaced example, the modifier "in the laundry basket" is placed between "sweater" and "that belongs to my sister," which creates confusion about the possession of the sweater.
A dangling modifier is a phrase that modifies a word that is not
in the sentence or modifies the wrong word in the sentence, creating an illogical or nonsensical meaning. It can be corrected by identifying the word or phrase it should be modifying and revising the sentence to reflect that.
Example of dangling modifier:
Dangling: Walking down the street, the trees were in bloom.
Corrected: Walking down the street, I noticed the trees were in bloom. In the dangling example, the modifier "walking down the street" modifies the wrong word "trees," which creates an illogical sentence. The corrected example correctly identifies the subject of the sentence.
To avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers, it is important to
ensure that modifiers are placed next to the words they modify and to carefully review sentences for clarity and coherence.