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3. Dangling and disruptive modifiers

Sentence Exercise 1

Sentence Exercise 1
Identify the problem with modification in each sentence and then revise it. Be sure to give two possible revisions with squinting modifiers!

This activity contains 6 questions.

	To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end. To go back to the previous form of a document, the Undo command is useful. <br>DIAGNOSIS: <br>Revision:

	To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end. The competitors who answered rapidly won the game.<br> DIAGNOSIS:<br> Revision:

	To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end. On entering the hospital, the nurse met us.<br> DIAGNOSIS:<br> Revision:

	To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end. She can't understand completely abstract art.<br> DIAGNOSIS:<br> Revision:

	To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end. Expecting an answer, more problems arose.<br> DIAGNOSIS:<br> Revision:

	To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end. The doctors tell the nurses at regular intervals to administer the drugs.<br> DIAGNOSIS:<br> Revision:

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