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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Dangling modifiers?
It is taking me forever to understand these...
Which one contains a dangaling modifier?
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2.
3.
Which one contains a dangaling modifier?
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| An industrial power, the Germans have been reunited. |
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| An industrial power, Germany has been reunited. |
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| Germany, an industrial power, has been reunited. |
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Anonymous Which one contains a dangaling modifier? The first. An industrial power, the Germans have been reunited.
- Anonymous Which one contains a dangaling modifier?
- The first.
- An industrial power, the Germans have been reunited.
- "A power" normally refers to a whole country, so it would have to go with "Germany", as it does in examples 2 and 3.
- CJ
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AnonymousWhich one contains a dangaling modifier?The first.
An industrial power, the Germans have been reunited.
"A power" normally refers to a whole country, so it would have to go with "Germany", as it does in examples 2 and 3.
CJ
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Hi CalifJim
Can you tell me what you mean by a dangling modifier?
Suresh
Can you tell me what you mean by a dangling modifier?
Suresh
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AnonymousHi CalifJimIn short, it's an introductory group of words, usually followed by a comma, which is intended to modify the subject of the sentence, but in fact does not, sometimes even with humorous effect.
Can you tell me what you mean by a dangling modifier?
Suresh
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