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 * __QuizDangling & Misplaced Modifiers__**

RULE: Keep modifying words near the words that they modify. Rewrite sentences when the modifier is separated from the word(s) it modifies.

EXAMPLE: The woman in the __red car with blonde hair__ is my sister. (Does the car have blonde hair? It does if we leave the modifier where it is.) CORRECTED: The blonde woman in the red car is my sister.

EXAMPLE: Running and barking, __I__ chased my dog. (The underlined words after the comma are being described in the words before the comma.) CORRECTED: Running and barking, __my dog__ ran as I chased him.

Try this: Rewrite each of these sentences so that the modifier is correctly placed. Check your answers below.
 * 1) While riding my bike to the library, the dog began to bark.
 * 2) She observed the monstrous skyscraper with binoculars.
 * 3) Donna served hot dogs, fries, and potato salad to her guests on paper plates..
 * 4) Did you see a guy cross the bridge with a beard?
 * 5) The red sports car was reported stolen by the police officer.
 * 6) While fixing my bicycle chain, the ice cream man drove by.
 * 7) Buddy sat in the chair with a broken leg.
 * 8) Sam played the "Star-Spangled Banner" to the audience on his saxophone.
 * 9) Covered with dirt, I saw the farmer plowing his field on my bike.
 * 10) While lacing my shoelaces, the cat yawned and settled into the chair.

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 * 1) While I was riding my bike to the library, the dog began to bark.
 * 2) With binoculars, she observed the monstrous skyscraper.
 * 3) Donna served hot dogs, fries, and potato salad on paper plates to her guests.
 * 4) Did you see a guy with a beard cross the bridge?
 * 5) The stolen red sports car was reported by the police officer
 * 6) The ice cream man drove by while I was fixing my bicycle chain.
 * 7) Buddy, who had a broken leg, sat in the chair.
 * 8) Sam played the "Star-Spangled Banner" on his saxophone to the audience.
 * 9) While on my bike, I saw the farmer who was covered with dirt plowing his field.
 * 10) While I was lacing my shoelaces, the cat yawned and settled into the chair.