Wednesday Words of "Whiz"dom #4

Wednesday Words of "Whiz"dom:  Be sure to write right!

THE CASE OF THE DANGLING PARTICIPLE:  ANSWERS

Here are some ways to correct the dangling participles from last Wednesday’s Words of “Whiz”dom:

• Ripped to shreds, Jason had to throw out his jeans.
      o  Jason had to throw out his jeans because they were ripped to shreds.
•  Flying around the kitchen, Fred chased his parakeet
      o Fred chased his parakeet as it was flying around the kitchen.
• A bowling ball was used by John weighing twelve pounds.
      o John used a bowling ball that weighed twelve pounds.
      o John used a bowling ball weighing five pounds.
• These footprints were made wearing high heels.
      o These footprints were made by someone wearing high heels.

Stay tuned for more examples of dangling modifiers with clever and creative illustrations.
 
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