This 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, and provides an example. Dangling modifiers are phrases that modify a word not in the sentence, making the meaning nonsensical. The student supports their explanation with clear examples of each type of modifier error and how to fix them.
This 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, and provides an example. Dangling modifiers are phrases that modify a word not in the sentence, making the meaning nonsensical. The student supports their explanation with clear examples of each type of modifier error and how to fix them.
This 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, and provides an example. Dangling modifiers are phrases that modify a word not in the sentence, making the meaning nonsensical. The student supports their explanation with clear examples of each type of modifier error and how to fix them.
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.