Misplaced Modifiers错位修饰.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * chomp! chomp! This presentation is brought to you by Grammar Bytes!, ?2016 by Robin L. Simmons. Misplaced Modifiers Should I put my modifier at the beginning of the sentence? Or would it be better in the middle? Or at the end? This presentation covers placing modifiers correctly. A misplaced and/or inappropriately used modifier item on an objective test might look like this . . . Sample Item Broken and dusty, Clarence found an old computer in the garage. Broken and dusty, the garage had an old computer that was found by Clarence. In the garage, Clarence found an old computer that was broken and dusty. Broken and dusty, Clarence found an old computer in the garage. Broken and dusty, the garage had an old computer that was found by Clarence. In the garage, Clarence found an old computer that was broken and dusty. Are the modifiers placed correctly at A, B, or C? C is correct; the computer — not Clarence, not the garage — is broken and dusty. Place a present participle phrase right before or right after the word it describes. Dripping with hot fudge and whipped cream, the children ate banana splits. The children ate banana splits dripping with hot fudge and whipped cream. Present participle: verb + ing Well, that sounds as if the children are dripping with the hot fudge! Good! Now the banana splits are dripping with hot fudge! Place a past participle phrase right before or right after the word it describes. In the living room, Paul kicked the television angered by the football score. Angered by the football score, Paul kicked the television in the living room. Past participle: regular = verb + ed; irregular forms vary. This sounds as if the television is angered by the football score! Right! This sounds as if Paul is angered by the football score! Place an adjective clause right after the word it describes. The landscaper wrestled the old lawnmower through the long grass that coughed and choked. The landscaper wrestled the old lawnmower that co