A. Correcting Misplaced & Dangling Modifier Directions: Rewrite the following sentences to repair any misplaced or dangling modifier. 1. While watching an action movie, commercials are irritating. Ans. 2. At the age of 12, my mother entered me in a contest. Ans. 3. The lake attracted many birds with gentle wave. Ans. 4. He ran to the car with arms full of boxes. Ans. 5. The deer bounded into the woods shaking in panic. Ans. B. Faulty Parallelism Directions: Each sentence contains faulty parallelism, so revise the sentence to make it parallel. 1. Good speech must be audible, logical, and have clarity. Ans. 2. Claire likes hiking for great distances and to climb mountains. Ans. 3. The dolls were Russian, Italian, and one from England. Ans. 4. In India we saw neither the Ganges nor went to Calcutta. Ans. 5. The qualities of a good scout are loyalty, honesty, and being brave.


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A.

  1. Commercials are irritating while watching an action movie.
  2. My mother entered me in a contest when I was 12.
  3. With gentle wave, the lake attracted many birds.
  4. With arms full of boxes, he ran to the car.
  5. Shaking in panic, the deer bounded into the woods.

B.

  1. Good speech must be audible, logical, and clear.
  2. Claire likes hiking for great distances and climbing mountains.
  3. The dolls were Russian, Italian, and English.
  4. In India, we saw neither the Ganges nor the Calcutta.
  5. The qualities of a good scout are loyalty, honesty, and bravery.