Section Six Dangling Modifiers(第1页)
SeSixDanglingModifiers
Adanglingmodifierisaofwordsthatdoesnotdlogicallyrefertothepropernounorpronounieherwords,adanglingmodifierothereisnoappropriatewordiehemodifier(修饰语)toapplyto。riatewordtomodify,themodifierseemstoapplywhateverit'so,oftenwithillogicalresults。
Thoughadanglingmodifierpossiblyoypartofasefrequehebeginniendmainlytakesohefollowingfourforms。
1。Partidparticipialphrases。
1)Dangattheparty,myfeetgothurt。
2)Usedallnightlongtoillumieps,Ieriesfortheflashlight。
2。Gerundsandgerundphrases。
3)Beforepolishiure,thefloorshouldbevacuumed。
3。Infinitivesandinfinitivephrases。
4)Todiagnosesomediseases,thepatient'smediustbesidered。
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5)Afteralongday'swork,ahotshowerisalwaysenjoyable。
&ehesameproblem:thesubjeotsentence1),“myfeet”otdaence2),“I”wasnotusedallnightlongtoillumieps。Ihefloor”otpolishthefurehepatient'smedicalhistory”otdiagnosesomediseases。Ience5),“ahotshower”othavealongday'swork。Yetthatiswhatthestructureofthesesentencesimplies。
Inthesefivesentengattheparty,usedallnightlongtoillumieps,beforepolishiure,todiagnosesomediseases,andafteralongday'sworkaregliheyaresupposedtomodifythesubjethesesesisarehesemodifiersfailtomodifytheappropriatewordsiences。
&womajorwaystocorreglingmodifier。
&hodohesubjectofyoursentencecarefullysothatthereisawordforthemodifiertoapplyto。Usihod,youcorrecttheabovefivesentences。
1)Dangattheparty,Ihurtmyfeet。
2)Usedallnightlongtoillumieps,myflashlighteries。
3)Beforepolishiure,youshouldvacuumthefloor。
4)Todiagnosesomediseases,thedoustsiderthepatient'smedicalhistory。
5)Afteralongday'swork,healwaysenjoysahotshower。
&wo:geadanglioadepeclause。Withthismethod,yourewritethefivesentences。