Language
handbook
using modifiers
worksheet 5 dangling and misplaced modifiers
exercise a each of the following sentences contains a misplaced phrase. circle each
misplaced phrase. then, use an arrow to indicate where the phrase should be placed.
example 1. sonya saw a deer walking home from school
1. eating fish in the river, the couple on the bench saw three otters.
2. on top of the desk, my brother dropped his books.
3. dogs lunged at the snake barking wildly.
4. covered with egyptian hieroglyphics, the scientists were puzzled by the vase.
5. the car caught daniel's attention painted a deep purple.

In this excerpt from phillip freneau's poem “american liberty,” the speaker describes being “slaves and minions to a parliament.” what is the intended meaning of this hyperbole? and should we now when spread thro' ev'ry shore, submit to that our fathers shunn'd before? should we, just heaven, our blood and labour spent, be slaves and minions to a parliament? perish the thought, nor may one wretch remain, who dares not fight and in our cause be slain; a. the speaker feels that the colonists should pay their share of taxes. b. the speaker believes that the british government is broken and should be fixed. c. the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the british government. d. the speaker intends to lead a slave revolt against the british government.

Identify the participle or infinitive phrase in the sentence below

Match each mode of narration to the excerpt in which it is used.