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How do you correct dangling and misplaced modifiers?

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Move the word or the phrase closer to the words modified. If this is not possible, make separate sentences or remove the modifier completely.

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Misplaced and dangling modifiers?
A misplaced or dangling modifier, is an error in sentence structure when a grammatical modifier is associated with a word other than the one intended, or with no particular word at all. For example,...
What can you do to avoid and correct misplaced modifiers?
Avoid using commas to separate phrases, and place the modifier and the word it modifies as close together as possible in the sentence.
How can you avoid and correct misplaced modifiers?
Place the modifier and the word it modifies as close together as possible in the sentence.
What is a strategy to avoid and correct misplaced modifiers?
Place the modifier as close as possible to the word it modifies.
How would you correct a misplaced modifier?
It depends on the sentence.