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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Isn’t it a dangling modifier?
Isn’t celebrating the winter season a dangling modifier in the following sentence? If it is, how can I correct it?
She saw a couple holding hands, celebrating the winter season.
She saw a couple holding hands, celebrating the winter season.
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No, not a dangling modifier. " She saw a couple holding hands and celebrating the winter season. If the couple is doing one thing, then the wording needs to be changed.
- No, not a dangling modifier.
- " She saw a couple holding hands and celebrating the winter season.
- If the couple is doing one thing, then the wording needs to be changed.
- She saw a couple holding hands in celebration of the winter season.
- Here is the sentence worded to make the modifier dangle: Celebrating the winter season, she saw a couple holding hands.
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No, not a dangling modifier. If the couple is doing two things, then the comma is replacing an "and."
She saw a couple holding hands and celebrating the winter season.
If the couple is doing one thing, then the wording needs to be changed.
She saw a couple holding hands in celebration of the winter season.
Here is the sentence worded to make the modifier
She saw a couple holding hands and celebrating the winter season.
If the couple is doing one thing, then the wording needs to be changed.
She saw a couple holding hands in celebration of the winter season.
Here is the sentence worded to make the modifier
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