Modifier Placement

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Last updated: 8/16/2025

Typical Questions

  • "Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?"

How to Approach

  • Ensure modifying phrase is next to what it describes
  • Misplaced or dangling modifiers
  • Requires identifying target of the phrase

Typical Trap and Quick Fix

  • Misplacing descriptive phrase and creating ambiguity
  • Move the modifier next to the noun it's meant to describe

Signal Clues

  • Modifying phrases at the start; "Walking down the street," "Known for…" etc.

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