Misplaced Modifier


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Rewrite each of the following sentences to correct the misplaced modifiers! 


1. While cooking her famous holiday dinner, Tim noticed that his mom seemed tired. 
       ANSWER: While cooking her famous holiday dinner, Tim's Mom seemed tired and Tom noticed that.
       - "While cooking her famous holiday dinner" modifies "Tim's Mom".

2. The charity offered a scholarship to the needy students out of kindness. 

3. In the top of the closet, he could not find his bowling ball. 

4. The dog house was built by my cousin in the backyard. 

5. Locked away in jail for the rest of his life, Jenna still feared the criminal. 

6. I put on the suntan lotion at the beach on my nose. 

7. The Olympic team won the gold medal from Hungary. 

8. Terrence turned in his resignation to his supervisor with great sadness. 

9. Covered with thick, dusty cob-webs, Scott decided to clean his bookshelf. 

10. A candle was lit for the soldier in the old brick church.

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