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Misplaced Modifiers - Exercise 2
Directions: Correct any misplaced words in the sentences below, rewriting the sentence so that the misplaced word is next to the word it modifies.
Write your answers in the space provided under each item.
When you have completed the exercise, click on "Check My Answers" and check your answers with those on the answer key.
1. We hiked through the forest wearing only light shirts and shorts.
2. The fans stood in line to buy tickets to the show for twenty minutes.
3. Marian read a chilling article in The New York Times about the effects of mercury poisoning.
4. The salesman sold the picture to the short woman in the silver frame.
5. Michelle whistled to the dog on the way to the movies.
6. My friend uses a pen to write his essays with a gold cap.
7. The governor made some remarks about inflation during her news conference.
8. Farmers in Ohio were spraying their crops wearing protective masks.
9. Joe searched for someone to teach him how to play the guitar without success.
10. Ted could see the airplane using binoculars.
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