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The English major caught his eye,
he smelled her sweet perfume.
He said, “While dancing cheek to cheek,
romance is sure to bloom.”
She said, “To say romance can dance
is silly from all angles,
and I could never love a man
whose modifier dangles.”
Learning Objectives
In this chapter, you will learn how to
1 Identify and correct misplaced modifiers.
2 Identify and correct misplaced single-word modifiers.
3 Identify and correct dangling modifiers.
While dangling and misplaced modifiers
probably won’t ruin your next romance, they may
