Misplaced, Squinting And Dangling Modifiers Page 2
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2Exercise 3 Answer Key
Answers will vary. Brown designates the modifier, and
violet the word being modified.
2. He had
almost
lost all the buttons off his coat. (original)
He had lost
almost
all
the buttons off his coat. (correction)
3.
Convicted of murdering his
wife, the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Convicted of murdering his
wife,
he
was sentenced by the judge to life
imprisonment.
4.
Most accidents take place when
tired.
Most accidents take place when
people
are
tired.
5.
When at
university, my high marks in mathematics attracted the attention of my
professor.
When at
university,
I
earned high marks in mathematics, attracting the attention of
my professor.
6.
Previously viewed as an exploration of the
unconscious, critics now also see Alice
in Wonderland as social and political satire.
Previously viewed as an exploration of the
unconscious,
Alice in Wonderland
is
now also seen by critics as social and political satire.
7.
Standing at the hotel
window, the yachts with their colourful spinnakers raced
across the bay.
Standing at the hotel
window,
I
could see the yachts with their colourful
spinnakers racing across the bay.
8. Vacations abroad are very inexpensive when
working for a hotel chain
Vacations abroad are very inexpensive when
one
works for a hotel chain.
9. I saw
descending a fire escape
a policeman.
I saw
a policeman
descending a fire escape.
Or
As
I
descended the fire
escape, I saw a policeman.
10. There was a discussion yesterday on the incidence of suicide among students
in
the Dean’s office.
There was a discussion
in the Dean’s office yesterday
on the incidence of suicide
among students.
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