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Exercise S3-2
Awkward and 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 5
Correct. The adverb nearly is properly placed before the word it modifies, half.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The adverb
nearly should come before the word it modifies,
half.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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2 of 5
Correct. The modifier
at night clearly modifies the verb
hunt.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The modifier
at night does not clearly modify either
lions or
hunt.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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3 of 5
Correct. There is no reason in this sentence for the adverb
more carefully to split the infinitive
to watch.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The adverb
more carefully is unnecessarily awkward in the infinitive
to watch.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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4 of 5
Correct. The modifier
called Walking in Place correctly modifies
sculpture.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The modifier
called Walking in Place does not properly modify
women.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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5 of 5
Correct. This sentence has no misplaced modifier.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
Sorry. The phrase
smoking a cigarette cannot properly modify
horse.
For more help, see sections
S3-a to
S3-d.
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