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Misplaced Modifiers
Misplaced Modifiers
A misplaced modifier incorrectly modifies a phrase in the sentence. Moving the subject or modifier around can clarify the sentence.
Example #1:
Incorrect: Dressed in a lab coat, the medical students watched the doctor rush down the hall.
The action
dressed in a lab coat
, is incorrectly followed by medical students, rather than the doctor.
Correct: The medical students watched the doctor, dressed in a lab coat, rush down the hall.
The action
dressed in a lab coat
, is next to the subject,
the doctor
, it modifies.
Example #2:
Incorrect: Screaming at the neighbors, the officers arrested the woman.
This implies the officers were at the neighbors while arresting the woman.
Correct: The officers arrested the woman screaming at the neighbors.
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