4. Dangling Modifiers Using modifiers-words that describe other words can be tricky. If a modifier doesn't clearly refer to something in a sentence, readers might not understand what the sentence is supposed to mean. In the following example, what is the modifier (in bold) referring to? Walking past the bakery, the ples and pastries smelled delicious Who was walking past the bakery? Surely not the ples and pastries. Consequently, this modifier is dangling, which means that it doesn't refer to any of the words in the sentence. In order to make the author's meaning clear. It will be necessary to revise the sentence. The best strategy is odding Information-thot 18, saying what the modifier is describing For example, the author could write something like: Walking past the bakery, we smelled delicious ples and pastries In this case, the modifier Walking past the bakery" is describing what a person or group of people were doing, Adding the word we tells readers who Auto-graded Activity: Modifiers In this case, the modifier "walking past the bakery" is describing what a person or group of people were doing. Adding the word we tells readers who was walking Directions: Read and answer the following questions. Which sentence does include a dangling modifier? Feeling defeated, the season was now over. Searching frantically for her car keys, Rochelle dumped the contents of her purse out onto the kitchen counter O Horrified and amazed, the mother watched as her child swung upside down from the highest branch on the treo, Which sentence does not include a dangling modifier? While growing up, the local baseball diamond was always buzzing with activity O covered in wildflowers, the meadow looked beautiful and serene. O Paddling furiously, water overwhelmed the tiny raft. Directions: Determine whether or not the following sentences have dangling modifiers. For each "No" if it does not Yes No Sentence 1. After ringing the doorbell, the salesman took a step back. o 0 2. Chopping vegetables, my favorite song played on the radio. o 3. Skipping dessert again, Agnes exhibited willpower. O 4. Using a hose and sponge, the car got very clean. 0 0 0 O O o O 5. Trying on a new dress, my mobile phone rang. O 6. Avoiding the police, the dark alley seemed a good place to hide