Awkward and misplaced modifiers

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

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Awkward and misplaced modifiers – 1

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Awkward and misplaced modifiers – 2

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Awkward and misplaced modifiers – 3

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Awkward and misplaced modifiers – 4

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