Modifiers change the interpretation or meaning of the words or --"Profile: Cynthia Moss," Scientific American Copyright ©2001 The McGraw-Hill Companies. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of Every elephant has six sets of four teeth that growforward as the previous assemblage is worndown; when the series runs out, often after more than 50 years ofgrazing, the animal can no longer forage and dies.
When you use a modifier, place it as close as possible to the word or phrase youintend it to modify. See Misplaced Modifiers.
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