{"id":9861,"date":"2015-07-31T13:33:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T20:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-crowdcontent.com\/?p=9861"},"modified":"2015-07-31T13:40:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T20:40:48","slug":"dangling-modifiers-wheres-the-subject","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/grammar\/dangling-modifiers-wheres-the-subject\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangling Modifiers: Where\u2019s the Subject?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dangling Modifiers: Where\u2019s the Subject?<\/h2>\n<p><b>Dangling modifiers occur when a phrase doesn\u2019t have the subject that it\u2019s supposed to modify.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sentences with dangling modifiers are often funny because they have unintended meanings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wrong:<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Having eaten a small lunch<\/span>, <b>dinner<\/b> tasted especially good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Right:<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Having eaten a small lunch<\/span>, <b>Elaine<\/b> thought that dinner tasted especially good.<\/p>\n<p>The subject, Elaine, was left out of the first sentence, so it seems like dinner is the one that ate a small lunch, which doesn\u2019t make sense.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wrong:<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">After finishing work<\/span>, <b>swimming<\/b> is relaxing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Right:<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">After finishing work<\/span>, <b>Alexei<\/b> relaxes by swimming.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming didn\u2019t finish work; Alexei did.<\/p>\n<h3>Misplaced Modifiers: In the Wrong Spot<\/h3>\n<p>Misplaced modifiers are a special type of dangling modifier that occur when the modifying phrase is separated from its subject.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wrong:<\/span><\/strong> Piers saw a bear <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">on the way to the gym<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Right:<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">On the way to the gym<\/span>, <b>Piers<\/b> saw a bear.<\/p>\n<p>In the first sentence, it isn\u2019t clear if it\u2019s Piers or the bear that\u2019s going to the gym.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wrong:<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wounded by falling off her bike<\/span>, the paramedics put Jade on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Right:<\/span><\/strong> The paramedics put <b>Jade<\/b>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">who was wounded by falling off her bike<\/span>, on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/597\/01\/\">Purdue Owl: Dangling Modifiers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammar-monster.com\/glossary\/misplaced_modifier.htm\">Grammar Monster: Misplaced Modifiers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dangling Modifiers: Where\u2019s the Subject? Dangling modifiers occur when a phrase doesn\u2019t have the subject that it\u2019s supposed to modify. Sentences with dangling modifiers are often funny because they have unintended meanings. Wrong: Having eaten a small lunch, dinner tasted especially good. Right: Having eaten a small lunch, Elaine thought that dinner tasted especially good. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dangling Modifiers: Where\u2019s the Subject? | Crowd Content<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dangling Modifiers: Where\u2019s the Subject? Dangling modifiers occur when a phrase doesn\u2019t have the subject that it\u2019s supposed to modify. 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