Exercise 26.1

EXERCISE 26.1

Revise each of the following sentences by moving any misplaced modifiers so that they clearly modify the words they should. Example:

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  1. The comedian had the audience doubled over with laughter relating her stories in a deadpan voice.

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    Exercise 26.1: The comedian had the audience doubled over with laughter relating her stories in a deadpan voice.
  2. News reports can increase a listener’s irrational fears that emphasize random crime or rare diseases.

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    Exercise 26.1: News reports can increase a listener’s irrational fears that emphasize random crime or rare diseases.
  3. Studying legal documents and court records from hundreds of years ago, ordinary people in the Middle Ages teach us about everyday life at that time.

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    Exercise 26.1: Studying legal documents and court records from hundreds of years ago, ordinary people in the Middle Ages teach us about everyday life at that time.
  4. Risking their lives in war zones, civilians learn about the conflict from the firsthand accounts of journalists abroad.

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    Exercise 26.1: Risking their lives in war zones, civilians learn about the conflict from the firsthand accounts of journalists abroad.
  5. Charlotte and Devon saw lions in the wild on a safari in Africa last spring.

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    Exercise 26.1: Charlotte and Devon saw lions in the wild on a safari in Africa last spring.
  6. Doctors recommend a new test for cancer, which is painless.

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    Exercise 26.1: Doctors recommend a new test for cancer, which is painless.
  7. Every afternoon I find flyers for free pizza left on my windshield.

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    Exercise 26.1: Every afternoon I find flyers for free pizza left on my windshield.
  8. Screeching strings told the audience that the killer was coming after the opening credits.

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    Exercise 26.1: Screeching strings told the audience that the killer was coming after the opening credits.
  9. The coach awarded a medal to the most valuable player made of solid brass.

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    Exercise 26.1: The coach awarded a medal to the most valuable player made of solid brass.
  10. Hanging on by a thread, the five-year-old finally lost her tooth.

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    Exercise 26.1: Hanging on by a thread, the five-year-old finally lost her tooth.