E4-c Place a limiting modifier just before the word it modifies.
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E4-c Place a limiting modifier just before the word it modifies.
limiting modifier A modifier such as almost, just, or only that should directly precede the word or word group it limits.
A limiting modifier can create confusion or ambiguity when it is misplaced because it could modify several words in the same sentence.
When even precedes say in the example above, the sentence suggests that the experts are “even saying,” not that the date will be even sooner.