Prepositional phrases at the beginning of sentences
I understand the rule about avoiding dangling modifiers for participial phrases, but does the same apply to prepositional phrases? With that in mind, are any of the following incorrect? I'm not sure if these phrases modify the subject immediately following the comma.
"For the best pizza in the city, there is no better place than Frank's pizzeria."
"Instead of the usual end-of-year party, I have come up with a few suggestions for alternatives"
"Opposite each text, there is a large blank space for writing annotations."
Thank you.
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JJDouglas I understand the rule about avoiding dangling modifiers for participial phrases, but does the same apply to prepositional phrases? No, not usually. Initial prepositional phrases often apply to the whole sentence, or they're used as connectors from the previous sentence, or they may be adjuncts to the main verb that have been moved to the beginning to provide some variety in the sentence structures.
- JJDouglas I understand the rule about avoiding dangling modifiers for participial phrases, but does the same apply to prepositional phrases?
- No, not usually.
- Initial prepositional phrases often apply to the whole sentence, or they're used as connectors from the previous sentence, or they may be adjuncts to the main verb that have been moved to the beginning to provide some variety in the sentence structures.
- " Those are all OK.
- In the last sentence you have fewer than five words, so the comma is not really necessary.
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JJDouglasI understand the rule about avoiding dangling modifiers for participial phrases, but does the same apply to prepositional phrases?
No, not usually. Initial prepositional phrases often apply to the whole sentence, or they're used as connectors from the previous sentence, or they may be adjuncts to the main verb that have been moved to the beginning
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