https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289 Made with glitter en-us 2019-01-07 19:56:03 UTC 2024-10-13 01:07:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318534091 A modifier is a word or phrase that clarifies a particular word or phrase in a sentence in order to  explain or add detail.

A dangling modifier is a word or phrase added for clarification but is not in the right place and not directly related to the words it is placed next to and thus makes the sentence unclear. Usually, the dangling modifier is at the beginning of the sentence, but it can also be at the end. ]]> 2019-01-08 19:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318534091 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318537131 2019-01-08 19:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318537131 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318538584 Scrambling for the touchdown, the ball was dropped on the 10 yard line.]]> 2019-01-08 20:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318538584 2020browne https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318538664 1. Incorrect: Staring out over the ocean, the hurricane winds were daunting.
1. Correct: Staring out over the ocean, Matt saw the daunting hurricane winds.
*The reason the first sentence was incorrect was because it did not describe who or what was staring out over the ocean. ]]> 2019-01-08 20:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318538664 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318542143 Like most pets, our teacher says goldfish require good care.]]> 2019-01-08 20:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318542143 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318545681 She saw the ghost glancing out the window.]]> 2019-01-08 20:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318545681 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318546433 Reaching the advanced age of eight, my grandmother thought it was time to teach me to cook.]]> 2019-01-08 20:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318546433 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318547039 Screaming for help, the rescuers were nowhere to be found.]]> 2019-01-08 20:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318547039 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318547882 The book was very boring in the library.]]> 2019-01-08 20:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318547882 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318548418 They said it was going to snow on the television.]]> 2019-01-08 20:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318548418 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318984627 Watching carefully for hours, the flock of butterflies never arrived.]]> 2019-01-09 19:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318984627 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318986562 Resolving to study more, the textbooks seemed more interesting.]]> 2019-01-09 19:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318986562 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318986785 Driving down the street, the park came into view.]]> 2019-01-09 19:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318986785 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318989596 In this Example, "In the fishbowl" is the modifier; this modifier is considered dangling because it is misplaced. It is misplaced because it is not directly next to the word(s) it is describing.]]> 2019-01-09 19:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/318989596 2020kdunsmore https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/319450662 2. Incorrect: When in third grade, my mother went back to college.
2. Correct: When I was in third grade, my mother went back to college
*The reason the first sentence was incorrect was because it did not clarify who was in the third grade.]]> 2019-01-10 19:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/2020dsolomon/eaejq08bo289/wish/319450662