Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Animals do the strangest things.

Reading a book, my cat crawled into my lap. The young girl was walking the dog in a short

skirt. The dog was chasing the boy with the spiked

collar. The hunter crouched behind a tree waiting for

a bear to come along with a bow and arrow. The woman walked the dog in purple suede

cowboy boots. We saw dinosaurs on a field trip to the natural

history museum.

Inanimate objects in action

Standing on the balcony, the ocean looked so beautiful.

He was staring at the girl by the vending machine wearing dark glasses.

Laughing loudly, the joke pleased the audience.

Oswald and Hilda found the flowers hiking up the mountain.

I found my missing baseball glove cleaning my room.

How did they do that?

Flying over the African landscape, the elephant herd looked majestic.

We saw the trapeze artist swinging dangerously through our binoculars.

We tiptoed over the ice in our heavy boots, which had begun to crack.

We could see corn growing from our car window.

People do the strangest things

My cousin went on and on, describing the details of her wedding in the elevator.

Scurrying into the anthill, I watched the ants with amazement.

We rented a boat from my cousin with two motors.

Dressed in a diaper and drooling, Grandpa read a book to his granddaughter.

Bruised and beaten by a better fighter, the little girl hugged her father after the boxing match.

And finally,

I gave some food to my kitten and chopped it up.

The family lawyer will read the will tomorrow at the residence of Mr. Hannon, who died June 19 to accommodate his relatives.

Hanging on the wall, my mom really liked the picture.

Baking in the oven, John waited for the pizza.

Write the sentences correctly to get rid of the confusion.

1. I gave some of my baseball cards to my cousin I had acquired over the years.

2. The plane landed safely on the runway that had engine trouble.

3. Rosa Parks calmly refused to move to the back of the bus with quiet dignity.

4. The softball team almost practices every afternoon.

5. Jan watched a deer sitting in a chair on the porch.