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Sentence Skills, Form A book cover
Sentence Skills, Form A, 7/e
John Langan, Atlantic Cape Community College
Dangling Modifiers

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Activity 1:

This site has some humorous examples of misplaced and dangling modifiers. Do you think sites like this are helpful? Does humor help you master grammatical skills? Why or why not?
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Activity 2:

Go to a web site of a newspaper. Here are some suggestions:

Washington Post

New York Times

USA Today

Look at the headlines of the major stories. Did you notice any dangling modifiers? Look at the articles--can you spot any there? For an extra challenge, try rewriting a headline to include a dangling modifier. Can you make something odd or humorous out of a current event?








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