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    This document discusses dangling modifiers and provides examples of sentences with dangling modifiers versus corrected versions without dangling modifiers. A dangling modifier is when the word or phrase modifying a clause is unclear or unrelated to the subject of the main clause. The examples show sentences with modifiers that do not clearly refer to the subject ("the party started" and "it was impossible to find the party") and corrected versions that clearly connect the modifier to the subject ("the seniors could finally start the party" and "the party was impossible to find").

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    This document discusses dangling modifiers and provides examples of sentences with dangling modifiers versus corrected versions without dangling modifiers. A dangling modifier is when the word or phrase modifying a clause is unclear or unrelated to the subject of the main clause. The examples show sentences with modifiers that do not clearly refer to the subject ("the party started" and "it was impossible to find the party") and corrected versions that clearly connect the modifier to the subject ("the seniors could finally start the party" and "the party was impossible to find").

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    Does Your Sentence Having A Dangling Modifier (Source - About Writing - A Guide by Robin Jeffrey)

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    This document discusses dangling modifiers and provides examples of sentences with dangling modifiers versus corrected versions without dangling modifiers. A dangling modifier is when the word or phrase modifying a clause is unclear or unrelated to the subject of the main clause. The examples show sentences with modifiers that do not clearly refer to the subject ("the party started" and "it was impossible to find the party") and corrected versions that clearly connect the modifier to the subject ("the seniors could finally start the party" and "the party was impossible to find").

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    DOES YOUR SENTENCE HAVE A DANGLING

    MODIFIER?

    86 ROBIN JEFFREY
    EXAMPLES

    Sentence with dangling modifier Correct sentence

    Having finished setting up the tables, the Having finished setting up the tables, the seniors
    party started. could finally start the party.

    Without knowing the street address, it Because the band didn’t know the street
    was impossible to find the party. address, the party was impossible to find.

    To improve his results, the placement test Jake improved his results by taking the
    was taken again. placement test again.

    ABOUT WRITING: A GUIDE 87

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