if i e r s

mod

The young boy

recalls an
interesting story.
 Modi f i e r s

a word, phrase, and clause that

qualifies (modifies) a word,
phrase or clause

It’s either an Adjective or an

Adverb.
 O R D
W
My brother loves fast cars.

He drives  fast.
fast.
 R AS E
PH
Please open that door
beside you.

Sally enjoys listening to the

radio.
 USE S
CL A
We knew the actress who
starred in the movie.

When the storm started, she

was at the store.
 is pla c e d
M
d i fi e r
Mo

Slithering through the wet

grass, we watched the
garden snake.
 g li n g
D a n
i fi e r
m o d

Driving through the

desert at night, the
cactuses looked eerie.
Misplaced
and\
dangling
modifiers
 Obje c ti v e s ::

At the end of the discussion, you are

expected to:
1. identify misplaced and dangling
modifiers, and
2. revise sentences with misplaced
and dangling modifiers.
 Mis p la c e d
m o d i fi e r
Slithering through the wet grass, we
watched the garden snake.

It appears to modify the wrong word in a

sentence. They often distort the meaning of
the sentence or make it impossible for the
reader to understand the meaning. To correct
misplaced modifiers, move it closer to the
word it modifies.
 d a ng li n g
m o di fi e r
Driving through the desert at night, the
cactuses looked eerie.

appears to modify either the wrong word or

no word at all because the word it should
logically modify is missing from the sentence.
To correct a dangling modifier, add the
missing word and rewrite the rest of the
sentence as necessary.
 d a ng li n g
m o di fi e r

When he was three

years old, Jerry’s uncle
showed him how to fly
a kite.
 D a n g l in g
m o d i f i e r

When Jerry was three

years old, his uncle
showed him how to fly
a kite.
 Mis p la c e d
m o d i fi e r

They saw a fence

behind the house made
of barbed wire.
 Mis p la c e d
m o d i fi e r

They saw a fence made

of barbed wire behind
the house.
 Mis p la c e d
m o d i fi e r

We saw several birds

looking out our
window.
Mis p la c e d
m o d i fi e r

Looking out our

window, we saw
several birds.
Mis p la c e d
m o d i fi e r

The four men talked

quietly in the corner
eating lunch.
 Mis p la c e d
m o d i fi e r

The four men eating

lunch talked quietly in
the corner.
 D a n g ; in g
m o d i f i e r

Racing across the

parking lot, the bus was
reached before the
door closed.
 D an g ; l in g
m o di f i e r

Racing across the

parking lot, I reached
the bus before the door
closed
 c ise
xe r
e