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Answers to Fixing Misplaced Modifiers

6/5/2015

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Last week, you checked out my favorite list of misplaced modifiers.  Here are some (potential) answers!

  1. Marvin watched the salad dressing oozing slowly across the floor.            
  2. As I was waiting for the Moonpie, the candy machine began to hum loudly.        
  3. When I was coming out of the market, the bananas fell on the pavement.        
  4. She handed out brownies stored in tupperware to the children.            
  5. I smelled the oysters as I was coming down the stairs for dinner.            
  6. I brushed my teeth with Crest Toothpaste after eating.            
  7. While I was grocery shopping at Big Star, I saw that the lettuce was fresh.        
  8. Driving like a maniac, he hit and killed the deer.            
  9. My father led his prize poodle, with his tail held high, around the arena.        
  10. I saw the dead dog while I was driving down the interstate.            
  11. I was holding a bag of groceries when the roach flew out of the cabinet.        
  12. When I noticed the machine was emitting thick black smoke from the midsection, I realized something was wrong.            
  13. The girl who had just taken an overdose of sleeping pills was consoled by the nurse.   
  14. I saw an accident while I was walking down the street.            
  15. After drinking beer at a bar, he found that the car would not start.            
  16. While playing pool in the living room, Jim turned on the radio.        
  17. Frustrated by diagonal movement, she turned the set off.            
  18. Mrs. Daniel sews evening gowns with sequins stitched on them just for special customers.            
  19. Although we were exhausted and weary, the coach kept yelling, “Another lap!”        
  20. She and her friend carefully studied the Picasso hanging in the art gallery.        
  21. Nancy bought the car which had an automatic stick shift.   
  22. Jim left the freshly painted room to dry.            
  23. He held the umbrella that he got from Delta Airlines over Janet’s head.        
  24. He wore a straw hat, which was obviously too small, on his head.            
  25. After drinking too much, he felt that the toilet kept moving.            

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To eat chocolate, or not to eat chocolate, that is the question link
8/2/2018 12:50:38 am

Thanks for sharing this amazing information

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