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English Skills with Readings, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College
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misplaced modifiers  words that, because of awkward placement, do not describe what the writer intended them to describe. Ex.: George couldn't drive to work in his sports car with a broken leg. (The sentence attributes the broken leg to the car. The phrase should be moved so that it is closer to "George": With his broken leg, George couldn't drive to work in his sports car).








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