Book Cover College Writing Skills: 5th Edition     John Langan
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Chapter 33: Dangling Modifiers


Additional Writing Activities | Interactive Exercises |

Writing Activities

 

Activity A

Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, rewrite each of the following sentences, correcting the problems with dangling modifiers.

1. While taking out the trash, a rat appeared from behind one of the bins.

2. Leafing through the magazines, an advertisement for cologne caught my eye.

3. To study the effects of stress, patients were asked to perform many difficult tasks simultaneously.

 

Activity B

Directions: For additional help with dangling modifiers, visit The Purdue University Online Writing Lab



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