This lesson focuses on misplaced modifiers including adjectives, adverbs, phrases, and clauses and dangling modifiers. It discusses each, provides examples, explains how to correct them, and offers links to exercises and a post-quiz.

Concepts

dangling modifiers, misplaced modifiers

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"avoiding misplaced and dangling modifiers", online writing support, towson university, towson university, writing support program, towson university: self-teaching unit: avoiding misplaced and dangling modifiers, misplaced adjectives, adverbs, phrases, and clauses

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

L.7.1.c