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On her way home, Jane found
a gold man’s watch.
is a word, phrase, or clause that is
improperly separated from the word it
modifies / describes.
1. Adjectives modify nouns and
pronouns.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives
and adverbs.
Misplaced adjectives
The child ate a cold dish
of cereal for breakfast

this morning.
The torn student’s book
lay on the desk.
Misplaced adverb
We ate the lunch that we
had brought slowly.
Janna grabbed my hand
quickly.
1. Sentences with misplaced modifier
Adjectives modify nouns and
2.
pronouns. awkward, ridiculous, or
often sound
confusing. Furthermore, they can
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives
be downright illogical.
and adverbs.
Misplaced phrases
The

dealer

sold

the

Cadillac to the buyer
with leather seats.
They saw a fence behind
the

house

barbed wire.

made

of
Misplaced clauses
The

waiter

served

a

dinner roll to the woman
that was well buttered.
Ralph piled all his clothes
in the hamper that he
had worn.
On Monday the teacher
The teacher said she would

The teacher said on Monday she would return our
essays.

said
returnshe our
wouldessays our
return on
essays.
Monday.
 I nearly made fifty dollars today.

 The striking Honda's paint job made everyone gasp.
The fans stood in line to buy tickets to the show for

twenty minutes.
We hiked through the forest wearing only light shirts and

shorts.

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