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The Little, Brown Handbook, a guide for student writers, suggests two methods for revising a sentence when you have a dangling modifier:
- change the subject of the main clause to a word the modifier properly describes;
- rewrite the dangling modifier as a complete clause with its own stated subject and verb.
In other words, you either have to change the phrase before the comma or the phrase after the comma, and it can be as simple as repeating some of the words:
If your baby does not like cold apple juice, heat up the apple juice.

2007-05-11 11:20:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5 2

in actually certainty, there is no dangler there. It looks earlier each and every little thing look as though 'it may be heated' is a topic, because of the fact it ought to be conscious to the two the toddler or the chilly apple juice. yet once you look at it returned, one would not remarkable confer with a baby, a baby, or an grownup, as an 'it' and on those grounds, the sentence is technically superb because of the fact the only factor that should be heated is the apple juice, because of the fact it is the only inanimate merchandise. that's the two a trick question that somebody has given you, or it is a unfavorable occasion of a hanging modifier.

2016-11-27 19:35:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

I am copying my answer from the other place you asked this question so that the kind answerers know the full situation behind your question:

This is really frustrating. You are asking for help with a quiz for a course at Axia of University of Phoenix. If I am not mistaken, I believe that it is Com 215.

If you will look back at your previous practice exercises, you will find the answer. Of course, it has already been given to you here by some helpful people that have no idea that you have the answers right there at your fingertips.

Did you ask for help with the practice exercises? I doubt it, as those aren't really graded. Even so, the instructors post the answers the week after; why not look at those exercises for similar problems?

It really will help you if you learn it instead of going around the question.

2007-05-11 13:42:11 · answer #3 · answered by Magnolia 2 · 0 0

1. Definition: A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. A modifier describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept.
Consider this sentence:

Having finished the assignment, Jill turned on the TV.

"Having finished" states an action but does not name the doer of that action. In English sentences, the doer must be the subject of the main clause that follows. In this sentence, it is Jill. She seems logically to be the one doing the action ("having finished"), and this sentence therefore does not have a dangling modifier.
Now consider this sentence:

Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.

Having finished is a participle expressing action, but the doer is not the TV set (the subject of the main clause): TV sets don't finish assignments. Since the doer of the action expressed in the participle has not been clearly stated, the participial phrase is said to be a dangling modifier.
Examples of dangling modifiers and revisions:
dangling modifier:

After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing.

(The article--the subject of the main clause--did not read the original study.)

possible revisions:

After reading the original study, I find the article unconvincing.
-or-
The article remains unconvincing in light of the original study. (no modifying phrase)

dangling modifier:

Relieved of your responsibilities at your job, your home should be a place to relax.
(Your home--the subject of the main clause--is not relieved of your responsibilities.)

possible revision:

Relieved of your responsibilities at your job, you should be able to relax at home.

2. Do not give your baby juice. The sugar in it (natural sugar) is not good for them. Give them formula, breastmilk, or water only.

2007-05-11 11:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

The dangling modifier of "If your baby does not like cold apple juice, it should be heated." is "it." Is "it" referring to the baby? Should you heat the baby? Or is it referring to the apple juice? "It" is a dangling modifier because it does not answer what should be heated. Does this help?

2007-05-11 11:23:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3 4

If. If is the dangling modifier.

2007-05-11 11:21:49 · answer #6 · answered by Loco Hobo Homey 2 · 0 4

The way the sentence reads, it sounds like you should heat up the baby.

2007-05-11 11:24:18 · answer #7 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 3 3

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