Questions tagged [dangling-modifier]
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Questions regarding usage of appostive phrase
I did some Googling and learnt that an appositive phrase should be placed RIGHT AFTER/BEFORE the noun it is describing. (https://englishsentences.com/appositive-phrase/)
However, I recently came ...
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How to correct “With a growing tech sector in Vancouver and a highly transferable skill set, Maisie can easily find a job”?
With a growing tech sector in Vancouver and a highly transferable skill set, Maisie can reasonably expect to find a suitable job in her field. [The lady is a computer programmer: this is discussed ...
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Dangling modifiers
Sitting on the edge of the chair, a scorpion bit me
I know that it is an example of dangling modifier because it is not clear who is sitting on the chair, the scorpion or me.
It may be modified as
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Dangling modifier and passive voice
Is the following infinitive considered dangling modifier?
To get good results, the model needs to be tuned carefully.
I tend to think it is fine because the following seems to be right.
The ...
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Prepositional phrase modify
Habituation is the decline in response to a specific stimulus over time, when that stimulus is repeatedly presented to the organism.
The prepositional phrase in response is adjective and modifies the ...
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In the morning, Rice was eaten by me. Is there any dangling? [closed]
1. I ate rice in the morning.
2. In the morning, I ate rice.
3. Rice was eaten by me in the morning.
4. In the morning, Rice was eaten by me.
Are they all correct sentencess?
In the last sentence, ...
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starting in 1950
Suppose there were an exhibition about the cartoon series that have been broadcast since 1950. Would the following be an example of a dangling modifier?
Starting in 1950 with Atomic Kitten, ...
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Is the that clause in this sentence a misplaced modifier?
Here is the sentence:
I want proof from you that it isn't a scam.
Is the that clause here a misplaced modifier? I want it to complement "proof" not the pronoun object "you" but "from you" is actually ...
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as an assembly worker- a dangling modifier?
Is "as an assembly worker" a dangling modifier in the following?
As an assembly worker, your duty is to check products for defects.
I'd appreciate your help.
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The following of a piece of writing seems a dangling modifier!
nytimes
Besieged in court, routed in eight states, accused of favoring blacks and Latinos at the expense of Asians and whites, affirmative action — a major legacy of the civil rights era — is once ...
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I don't understand why this is a 'dangling' sentence
I've googled some dangling modifier and sentences,
but still not sure what exactly it is.
And I don't understand why this sentence I wrote is dangling.
What I wrote was
She went to pay admission ...
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What is the difference between these two sentences?
The sentences are,
Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, we finally completed our hurricane preparation.
Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, ...
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Reduction of Subject Regarding Present Participle
I have a question regarding Present Participle.
In the example below, I am wondering whether it is possible for the subject to be changed into an 'Empty Subject' it?
As I can see in the two listed ...
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Can i use participle clause this way when it comes to if-condition
My own example:
Not sticked to the rule, the employer will/would discharge you
Compare:
If you don't stick to the rule, the employer will discharge you
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Dangling modifier in this sentence
I have this sentence:
Otherwise, if it has an ancestor which encloses the target section, we can specify another anchor which shares the same ancestor; then, by specifying these two anchors and ...
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Placement of participle phrase
Sentence that may or may not need correction:
Referred to by some as the "fifth Beatle," Iain Softley wrote and directed a movie about Stuart Sutcliffe-the original bassist of the group-Backbeat ...
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Is this participial phrase a dangling participle?
From NPR News: North Korea Opens Marathon To All Runners,
Lately we've heard about the wonders of basketball diplomacy. Running could be the next thing for North Korea. The Pyongyang Marathon ...
