Clauses Lesson 4 Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

In this lesson we examine misplaced modifiers, and dangling modifiers. An old guy with a large dog called Alan lives there (misplaced modifier) I met my wife covered in bandages. (misplaced) Having met him before, his name was familiar (dangling) Flying high above the trees, it was impossible to catch the butterfly (dangling) While eating my breakfast, the postman delivered a letter (dangling) More information on this topic on Will s excellent website.