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    Dangling Modifier

    Grade:10
    Date: November 25, 2021
    Subject: English
    Concept of Definition Map
    Definition
    Characteristic

    Characteristic
    Dangling
    Modifier

    Characteristic
    Example Example Example

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    What is a Modifier
    A modifier is a word, phrase or clause that describes, defines or give additional
    information about something by making its meaning more specific.
    Modifiers usually come in the form of an adjective or an adverb.

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    •
    Voices
    The voice in verbs tell whether the subject acts or is acted upon.
    • Active Voice- This occurs when the subject performs the action
    • The dog bites the boy.
    • Western sculpture often imitate African tribal masks.

    • Passive Voice- This occurs when the subject is acted upon. The subject becomes the object
    in the passive voice.
    • The person or thing doing the action usually in a phrase that begins with the word “by.”
    • The boy was bitten by the dog
    • African tribal masks are often imitated by Western Sculpture.

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    What is a
    Dangling
    Modifier

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    •
    Dangling Modifier
    • A dangling modifier describes or limits a word or words that never actually appears in the
    sentence.

    • It does not describe the word that it is supposed to describe.

    • It usually try to describe a subject that is not present in the sentence.

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    Mathematical Formula
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    •
    • Introductory phrase- subject=dangling modifier
    • Introductory phrase + illogical noun=dangling
    modifier

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    Video slide

    Correcting
    Dangling Modifier
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    Insert the subject in the main
    clause
    • You can correct a dangling modifier by reviewing the main or independent clause and include the subject
    in the main clause.

    • Having arrived late for practice, a written excused was needed.


    • Having arrived late for practice, Tom needed a written excuse from the coach.

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    Insert the subject in the
    dependent clause
    • You can correct a dangling modifier by inserting the subject of the sentence in the introductory phrase.

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    Combine the introductory Phrase and
    the Independent Clause
    • A dangling modifier can e corrected by combining the introductory phrase and the
    independent clause in one in order to create a sentence.

    • For example, To improve his results, the experiment was done again.

    • Jonathan improved his results by doing the experiment again.

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    Large image slide

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