{"id":805,"date":"2022-04-21T13:19:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=805"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:20:44","slug":"e-ff-1-misplaced-modifiers-with-pictures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ff-1-misplaced-modifiers-with-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"E- FF.1 Misplaced modifiers with pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Misplaced modifiers with pictures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-4d4696560822e7cb72ec4be90d4370b1\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key Notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-000a919d0ab3598b056c19ac8d27ed6c\" style=\"color:#000060\">\ud83d\udccc What is a Modifier?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>modifier<\/strong> is a word, phrase, or clause that gives <strong>extra information<\/strong> about another word in a sentence.<br>\ud83d\udc49 Example: <em>The <strong>red<\/strong> car is mine.<\/em> (The word <strong>red<\/strong> modifies car \ud83d\ude97)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-d289c7082a6d7af687765a61da4fe0bf\" style=\"color:#000060\">\ud83d\udccc What is a Misplaced Modifier? \ud83e\udd14<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>misplaced modifier<\/strong> is when the modifier is <strong>not close<\/strong> to the word it is supposed to describe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This makes the sentence <strong>confusing<\/strong> or <strong>funny<\/strong> \ud83d\ude05.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Example:<br>\u274c <em>She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates.<\/em><br>(Children are NOT on paper plates! \ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f\ud83d\udc76)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <em>She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-9b76b8bdf8fd3b15045e0a95f614a9a5\" style=\"color:#000060\">\ud83d\udccc Common Types of Misplaced Modifiers \ud83c\udfaf<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adjectives misplaced<\/strong><br>\u274c <em>The man walked the dog in a green hat.<\/em><br>\u2705 <em>The man in a green hat walked the dog.<\/em> \ud83c\udfa9\ud83d\udc15<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adverbs misplaced<\/strong><br>\u274c <em>She almost drove her kids to school every day.<\/em><br>(= She didn\u2019t drive them at all \ud83d\ude06)<br>\u2705 <em>She drove her kids to school almost every day.<\/em> \ud83d\ude97\ud83c\udf92<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phrases misplaced<\/strong><br>\u274c <em>Running quickly, the gate was reached by the boy.<\/em><br>\u2705 <em>Running quickly, the boy reached the gate.<\/em> \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udeaa<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-7bac036cfe04add2d85c91a48cd1c6f0\" style=\"color:#000060\">\ud83d\udccc How to Fix Misplaced Modifiers \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 Keep the modifier <strong>close<\/strong> to the word it describes.<br>2\ufe0f\u20e3 Reread your sentence to check if it sounds <strong>funny or confusing<\/strong>.<br>3\ufe0f\u20e3 Move the modifier to the <strong>correct place<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f72fb95b3614059c22fe6b0b2ace14dc\" style=\"color:#000060\">\ud83c\udf1f Quick Tip \ud83c\udf1f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 If your sentence makes you laugh \ud83d\ude06 because it sounds silly, it may have a <strong>misplaced modifier<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-d51026dc80363b66b6ec2d96de23800b\" style=\"color:#000060\">\ud83d\udcf7 Picture Ideas for Teaching:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cartoon of a boy &#8220;wearing a backpack&#8221; vs. a backpack &#8220;wearing a boy&#8221;. \ud83c\udf92\ud83d\ude02<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dog walking a man instead of the man walking the dog. \ud83d\udc15\ud83d\udc68<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children sitting on paper plates instead of eating from them. \ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f\ud83d\udc76<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9277984ca24f6f481caee190ff5a9f9e\" style=\"color:#d90000\">let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79163\/026\/831\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-69.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-69.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-69-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-69-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79235\/883\/249\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-82.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-82.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-82-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-82-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Misplaced modifiers with pictures Key Notes: \ud83d\udccc What is a Modifier? \ud83d\udccc What is a Misplaced Modifier? \ud83e\udd14 \ud83d\udc49 Example:\u274c She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates.(Children are NOT on paper plates! \ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f\ud83d\udc76) \u2705 She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children. \ud83d\udccc Common Types of Misplaced Modifiers \ud83c\udfaf \ud83d\udccc How to<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ff-1-misplaced-modifiers-with-pictures\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- FF.1 Misplaced modifiers with pictures&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-805","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18530,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/805\/revisions\/18530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}