Chapter 24. Exercise S3-4

24.1 Section Title

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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.

Exercise S3-4

Misplaced modifiers

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In each pair, click on the version of the sentence in which all modifiers clearly refer to the word(s) they modify.

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Example

Question 24.1

Correct. For clarity, the modifier which are more than five hundred years old is placed near the words it modifies (the ruins at Machu Picchu).
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The modifier More than five hundred years old is misplaced. Hiram Bingham wasn’t more than five hundred years old; the ruins are.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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Question 24.2

Correct. The limiting modifier only clearly modifies by negotiating diplomatically.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The limiting modifier only does not properly modify resolve. It should be placed in front of the words it modifies: by negotiating diplomatically (not resolve).
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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Question 24.3

Correct. The limiting modifier just clearly modifies three minutes.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The limiting modifier just should be placed in front of the words it modifies: three minutes (not had).
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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Question 24.4

Correct. The modifier Since 1993 clearly refers to the fighting.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The modifier Since 1993 is misplaced and ambiguous. It is not clear whether the experiments began in 1993 or the members have been fighting since then.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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Question 24.5

Correct. The limiting modifier nearly clearly modifies fifteen minutes.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The limiting modifier nearly does not properly modify reduced. It should be placed in front of the words it modifies: fifteen minutes.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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Question 24.6

Correct. The modifier In the Louvre Museum clearly refers to stored.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The modifier in the Louvre Museum is misplaced. Napoleon’s conquests didn’t take place in the museum; the art was stored there.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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Question 24.7

Correct. The modifier In Tokyo clearly refers to the meeting, not to speaking Japanese.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The modifier in Tokyo is misplaced; it suggests that the exchange student could speak Japanese only in Tokyo.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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Question 24.8

Correct. To make the sentence clear and grammatically correct, the modifier when possible is placed outside of the infinitive phrase to use.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The modifier when possible awkwardly splits the infinitive to use.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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Question 24.9

Correct. For clarity, the modifier that begins While studying medicine is placed before the subject (American poet William Carlos Williams) instead of between the subject and verb (became).
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The modifier that begins while studying medicine awkwardly separates the subject (American poet William Carlos Williams) from the verb (became).
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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Question 24.10

Correct. The modifier in Colorado clearly refers to the session, not to the volunteers.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

Sorry. The placement of the modifier in Colorado makes the meaning ambiguous. It is not clear whether the information session or the volunteers are in Colorado.
For more help, see sections S3-a to S3-d.

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