Lisa Suhayati,
S.S., M.Pd.
Missplaced
modifer and
Dangling modifer
Dinna Rahmah (191010600756)
Indria Putri Maharani
(211010600204)
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Missplaced modifer
01 A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause
that is separated from the word it describes,
creating confusion and ambiguity. For example, if
you say purple women’s shoes, it sounds like the
women are purple, not the shoes. In this
case, purple is the misplaced modifier.
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Modifiers
What are modifiers? Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that
describe other words and phrases. Typically, modifiers are
adjectives and adverbs, but they can also be
prepositional phrases or even entire clauses.
Ex : Mei napped with her cat, tired after a long day at
work. (Incorrect)
Tired after a long day at work, Mei napped with her cat.
(Correct)
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Adjective modifiers Phrase modifiers
● There’s nothing like ● My uncle had to see a
a chocolate cone of ice doctor with indigestion.
cream on a hot day. (Incorrect) (Incorrect)
● There’s nothing like a cone ● My uncle with indigestion had
of chocolate ice cream on a to see a doctor. (Correct)
hot day. (Correct)
Clause modifiers
Adverb modifiers ● Our food stayed in the
● We glued together the vase we bag while it was hot.
broke quietly. (Incorrect) (Incorrect)
● We quietly glued together the ● While it was hot, our
vase we broke. (Correct) food stayed in the bag. (Correct)
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Dangling Modifier
Dangling modifiers describe a word or phrase that is
not included in the sentence. Let’s look at some
dangling modifier and misplaced modifier examples to
02
clear things up. Here’s an example of a dangling
modifier:
● Happy that school was over, the afternoon was
quite relaxing. (Incorrect)
Now, let’s look at a similar misplaced modifier
example:
● Happy that school was over, the afternoon was
quite relaxing for the students. (Incorrect)
● Happy that school was over, the students
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thought the afternoon was quite relaxing (Correct)
Dangling Modifier
● Incorrect: Riding in the sports car, the world whizzed
● Incorrect: Walking home at night, the
by rapidly.
trees looked like spooky aliens. ● Correct: As Jane was riding in the sports car, the
● Correct: As Jonas was walking home at
world whizzed by rapidly.
night, the trees looked like spooky aliens.
In the incorrect sentence, riding in the sports car is
● Correct: The trees looked like spooky
dangling. The reader is left wondering who is riding in the
aliens as Jonas was walking home at
sports car. The writer must tell the reader!
night. ● Incorrect: To win the spelling bee, Luis and Gerard
In the incorrect sentence walking home at
should join our team.
night is dangling. Who is walking home at ● Correct: If we want to win the spelling bee this year,
night? Jonas. Note that there are two
Luis and Gerard should join our team.
different ways the dangling modifier can be
In the incorrect sentence, to win the spelling bee is
corrected.
dangling. Who wants to win the spelling bee? We do!
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Excercise
Missplaced Modifier Dangling Modifier
1.The young lady was walking the 1.Walking in the dark, the picture
dog on the telephone. fell off the wall.
2.I heard that there was a robbery on 2.Playing a guitar in the bedroom,
the evening news. the cat was seen under the bed.
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Thank you!
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