Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

• A modifier is a word or phrase that

describes another part of a sentence.

It should be as close as possible to the

word it modifies.

Dangling Modifiers

• A dangling modifier is a phrase that

modifies a word not clearly stated in

the sentence. Often these can be

unintentionally humorous.

I chased the balloon running

down the street.

I watched the lion with the

binoculars.

I found my pencils looking

through my desk.

Dancing in mud, we watched the

pigs.

Traveling in Florida, their dog

ran away.

Driving north, the trees were

beautiful.

NORTH

I served steaks to the men on the

table.

Activity

• I will give you a strip with a dangling modifier. You are to create a picture that reflects the dangling modifier. You will also write the dangling modifier at the top of the page, and the corrected sentence at the bottom of the page. Write your name, class, and Misplaced Modifiers Activity on the back.

Example

• Grown by the farmer, my younger brother ate

the pieces of fruit.

My younger brother ate the pieces of fruit

grown by the farmer.

Rubric

____ (10) Colorful/Neat/No Pencil

____ (40) Illustration represents

misplace modifier.

____ (30) Corrected sentence

____ (20) Punctuation/Spelling

WRITE YOU NAME ON THE BACK

Extra Credit

• If you finish your first activity, you

may create your own sentence with

a misplaced modifier, a picture, and

a corrected sentence for an 5

additional points. Label this paper

as Misplaced Modifiers Extra

Credit.