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Dangling Modifiers

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You don't want to leave your modifier dangling! Using this worksheet, you can help students on their way to understanding how to modify sentences and to eliminate dangling modifiers.

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modifiers

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dangling modifier, grammatical rules, modifiers, english language arts
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9th - Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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