Misplaced modifier 错位修饰语.pptx

Misplaced modifier（修饰语错位);Contents;Definition;Misplaced: John couldnt drive to work in his small sports car with a broken leg. ( Its impossible that car had a broken leg.) Corrected: With a broken leg, John couldnt drive to work in his small sports car. ( John, not car, had a broken leg.);Types ;2. Placement of adverb can also change meaning in sentences. For example, the sentences below illustrate how the placement of just can change the sentences meaning. Eg. ?. Just John was picked to host the program. ( Just means only John was picked, no one else.) ?. John was just picked to host the program. (Just means that John was picked now.) ?. John was picked to host just the program. (Just means that John hosted only the program, nothing else.) ;3. Misplaced phrases may cause a sentence to sound awkward and may create a meaning that does not make sense. Misplaced: They saw a fence behind the house made of barbed wire. Corrected: They saw a fence made of barbed wire behind the house. ;4. Misplaced clauses may cause a sentence to sound awkward and may create a meaning that does not make sense. Misplaced: The waiter served a dinner roll to the woman that was well buttered. Corrected: The waiter served a dinner roll that was well buttered to the woman. ;How to avoid misplaced modifiers?;Eg: ?. Just John was picked to host the program. ( Just means only John was picked, no one else.) ?. John was just picked to host the program. (Just means that Jhon was picked now.) ?. John was picked to host just the program. (Just means that Jhon hosted only the program, nothing else.) ;How to aviod misplaced modifiers?;Eg. John couldnt drive to work in his small sports car with a broken leg. ( Its impossible that cars had a broken leg.) With a broken leg, Jhon couldnt drive to work in his small sports car. ( John, not car, had a broken leg.) ;How to avoid misplaced modifiers?;Eg. Confusing: She had, without giving it a second thought