Jane found a gold man's watch on her way home. The document then discusses misplaced modifiers, where an adjective or adverb is improperly separated from the word it is meant to modify. Examples are given of sentences with misplaced adjectives, adverbs, phrases, and clauses that can sound awkward or confusing.

2. On her way home, Jane found
a gold man’s watch.

3. is a word, phrase, or clause that is
improperly separated from the word it
modifies / describes.

4. 1. Adjectives modify nouns and
pronouns.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives
and adverbs.

5. Misplaced adjectives
The child ate a cold dish
of cereal for breakfast
this morning.

6. The torn student’s book
lay on the desk.

7. Misplaced adverb
We ate the lunch that we
had brought slowly.

8. Janna grabbed my hand
quickly.

9. 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.

10. Misplaced phrases
The
dealer
sold
the
Cadillac to the buyer
with leather seats.

11. They saw a fence behind
the
house
barbed wire.
made
of

12. Misplaced clauses
The
waiter
served
a
dinner roll to the woman
that was well buttered.

13. Ralph piled all his clothes
in the hamper that he
had worn.

14. 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.

15.  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.