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1			Activity 1: This site has some humorous examples of misplaced and dangling modifiers. Do you think sites like this are helpful? Does humor help you master grammatical skills? Why or why not?
2			Activity 2: Got to a Web site of a newspaper. Here are some suggestions: Washington Post New York Times USA Today Look at the headlines of the major stories. Did you notice any dangling modifiers? Look at the articles--can you spot any there? For an extra challenge, try rewriting a headline to include a dangling modifier. Can you make something odd or humorous out of a current event?