Misplaced modifiers 1

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

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Example

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◯ At our warehouse sale, cash, MasterCard, or Visa will only be accepted.
◯ At our warehouse sale, only cash, MasterCard, or Visa will be accepted.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 1

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◯ Not all thin people are anorexic or bulimic.
◯ All thin people are not anorexic or bulimic.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 2

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◯ Celia received a flyer about a workshop on making a kimono from a Japanese nun.
◯ Celia received a flyer from a Japanese nun about making a kimono.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 3

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◯ Jurors are encouraged to sift through the evidence carefully and thoroughly.
◯ Jurors are encouraged to carefully and thoroughly sift through the evidence.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 4

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◯ Each state would set into motion a program of recycling all reusable products.
◯ Each state would set a program into motion of recycling all reusable products.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 5

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◯ The hot rod startled the elderly pedestrian roaring up to the stoplight.
◯ The hot rod roaring up to the stoplight startled the elderly pedestrian.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 6

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◯ He only wanted to meet her because her father had been a comic-book illustrator.
◯ He wanted to meet her only because her father had been a comic-book illustrator.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 7

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◯ With bare hands, the girl caught an enormous rainbow trout.
◯ The girl caught an enormous rainbow trout with bare hands.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 8

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◯ With no pay and little recognition from the community, the volunteer fire department had become a valiant and hardworking team.
◯ The volunteer fire department had, with no pay and little recognition from the community, become a valiant and hardworking team.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 9

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◯ Libraries may restrict access to Internet sites deemed unsuitable for children on public computers.
◯ Libraries may restrict access on public computers to Internet sites deemed unsuitable for children.
Misplaced modifiers 1 – 10