Placing a modifier between the Weak
The heron, egret, and stork colonies in Everglades National Park that onceeach contained tens of thousands of birds whose bustling extravagance helpedinspire the founding in 1905 of the National Association of Audubon Societies(later the National Audubon Society) have shrunk by 95 percent since the1930s.
The bird colonies in Everglades National Park once each contained tens ofthousands of birds whose bustling extravagance helped inspire the founding in1905 of the National Association of Audubon Societies (later the National AudubonSociety). These colonies of herons, egrets, and storks have shrunk by 95 percentsince the 1930s.--Norman Boucher, "Back to the Everglades," Technology Review(modified)
If possible, avoid placing a modifier between the verb and the direct object.
Inventors unlocked more than a century ago the secretsof turning the sun's rays into mechanical power.Inventors unlocked the secrets of turning the sun's rays into mechanicalpower more than a century ago.More than a century ago, inventors unlocked the secretsof turning the sun's rays into mechanical power.--Charles Smith, "Revisiting Solar Power's Past," TechnologyReview
If possible, avoid splitting an infinitive with a modifier placed between to and the verb.
The ability to assemble structures at the atomic scale will require thedevelopment of molecular assemblers: tiny, programmable robots able toprecisely provide positional chemical bonding.The ability to assemble structures at the atomic scale will require thedevelopment of molecular assemblers: tiny, programmable robots able toprovide precise positional chemical bonding.--Kai Wu, "Prometheus Returns" SciTech Magazine
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