Ambiguous modifiers

Occasionally the placement of a modifier leads to an ambiguity, in which case two revisions will be possible, depending on the writer’s intended meaning.

In the original version, it was not clear whether the meeting or the questioning happened occasionally. The revisions eliminate the ambiguity.

Exercise: Awkward and misplaced modifiers

Exercise: Misplaced modifiers 1

Exercise: Misplaced modifiers 2

Exercise: Misplaced modifiers 3