“As a kid, my parents were pretty strict about manners, so I had the way I was with my friends and then my personality with adults, and that’s continued a little bit.” - Owen Wilson
Owen has misplaced a modifier. The introductory prepositional phrase “As a kid” is the modifier, and it describes the subject of [...]
“Fast Track is a very funny, silly comedy. I think it’s like Office Space meets Meet the Parents. I go to work for my father-in-law Charles Grodin because it’s my turn to be the breadwinner since my wife is a high-paid lawyer who’s just had our baby, played by Amanda Peet.” - Zach Braff
Zach has [...]
“Mexicans and in particular Latinos in general contribute an enormous amount to this country, and I think it’s insulting to threaten deportation. The most honorable thing you can do with your life is support your family, and that’s what most of these people are doing.” - Eva Longoria, about her support of Hispanic protests against [...]
Hugh Jackman donated a pair of jeans to a charity that sold for over $20,000.
This sentence contains a misplaced modifier. The modifier “that sold for over $20,000″ is an adjective phrase that is located in an illogical place in the sentence.
The intended meaning of this sentence is easy to understand: Hugh donated a pair of [...]
Carmen Electra hosted a Celebrity Poker Tournament in Las Vegas to raise money for the Head to Hollywood charity. Carmen founded the organization after her mother died from brain cancer, which brings patients and their families to Hollywood for a celebrity experience.
The second sentence contains a misplaced modifier. The adjective clause that begins with [...]
A personalized pacifier company sent a $17,000 binky to Shiloh Jolie-Pitt covered in diamonds. If Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were to donate an equivalent amount of money to charity, they would be able to pay for 10,000 safe-delivery kits for women who live in regions without hospitals or clinics.
The first sentence contains a misplaced [...]
A misplaced modifier is a modifying word, phrase, or clause that seems to refer to the wrong word in a sentence.
When reading a sentence that contains a modifier, pay attention to what the modifier is describing.
My friend saw a puppy on the way to school.
The modifying phrase “on the way to school” is [...]
