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Exercise S3-3
Misplaced modifiers
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In each pair, click on the sentence in which all modifiers clearly refer to the word(s) they modify.
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Example
1 of 10
Correct. The limiting modifier
only comes just before the words it modifies:
only cash, MasterCard, or Visa.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The limiting modifier
only should come just before the words it modifies:
only cash, MasterCard, or Visa.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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2 of 10
Correct. The modifier
Not is placed closely to the word it modifies:
all.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The word
not is placed too far from the word it modifies (
all), resulting in the false suggestion that
no thin people are anorexic or bulimic.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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3 of 10
Correct. The modifier
from a Japanese nun is close to the word it modifies:
flyer.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The modifier
from a Japanese nun is placed too far from the word it modifies (
flyer). The result is a sentence that suggests (but of course doesn’t mean) that the kimono was made from a Japanese nun.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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4 of 10
Correct. The modifier
carefully and thoroughly does not split the infinitive
to sift.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. This sentence contains an awkwardly split infinitive:
to carefully and thoroughly sift.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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5 of 10
Correct. The prepositional phrase
of recycling all reusable products is close to the word it modifies,
program.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The prepositional phrase
of recycling all reusable products should be close to the word it modifies,
program.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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6 of 10
Correct. The phrase
roaring up to the stoplight is close to the words it modifies,
hot rod. (The pedestrian wasn’t roaring up to the stoplight.)
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The phrase
roaring up to the stoplight should be close to the words it modifies,
hot rod. (The pedestrian wasn’t roaring up to the stoplight.)
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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7 of 10
Correct. The modifier
only comes right before what it modifies, the
because clause.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The modifier
only should come right before what it modifies, in this case the
because clause.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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8 of 10
Correct. The other sentence comically suggests that the trout had bare hands.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. This sentence comically suggests that the trout had bare hands.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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9 of 10
Correct. The long phrase beginning with
with is clearer and more readable when placed at the beginning of the sentence.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The long phrase beginning with
with is awkward when placed between parts of the verb (
had and
become).
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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10 of 10
Correct. The phrase
on public computers follows the word it modifies,
access.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The phrase
on public computers should follow the word it modifies,
access. In this sentence it is attached awkwardly to
children.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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