You all know I enjoy a good laugh at some of the grammar and punctuation faux pas out there. Hey, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em! Funny dangling modifiers are some of my favorite grammar mistakes to ...

Why are misplaced modifiers such a common grammatical error? Plus, what's the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling modifier? “A popular destination for cruise ships, tourists flock ...

pptx, 3.81 MB docx, 227.67 KB pdf, 195.57 KB pdf, 898.7 KB Students are shown the humor that can be created with dangling and misplaced modifiers. (Prepare to have your students laughing!) This lesson ...

Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...

Examples of dangling modifiers (found on the internet) for pupils to work out the double meanings. A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of ...

What is wrong with these sentences? Hopping briskly through the vegetable garden, John saw a toad. Gently warmed in the oven and smothered in cream cheese, my friends loved the bagels. To be really ...

READING THIS sentence, it may occur to you that something is slightly awry with it. Or you may not notice anything wrong at all. The first three words are a “dangling modifier”. This writing fault has ...

The New Yorker published an article last November by staff writer Rebecca Mead on the growing popularity of podcasts. It began this way: “In 1936, Walter Benjamin, the German philosopher and cultural ...

Here's a grab bag of gifts for those who want to remove common errors from their writing. Common error No. 1: Misuse of a plural verb. "In the end, neither the ...

A major quality of good communication is clarity. You should always speak and write in a way that will make the listener or reader to be able to understand your message with little or no hassles.