a participial phrase is said to be "dangling" when the noun it is intended to modify is missing from the sentence. similarly a midifier is said to be misplaced when it is separated from the word it modifies. Edit the following sentences to eliminate such errors.

1. Looking from my bedroom window, the horses frolicked in the meadow.
2.This bank accepts deposits from elementary school children of any size.
3. The professor made some astounding comments about politics rising from his desk.
4. The landlord told all the tenants he was raising their rent yesterday.
5. Oozing across the floor my mother gazed with dismay at the contents of the broken jars.

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EmilyAnderson EmilyAnderson · Answer 1 · 2018-09-11T21:42:06+02:00

1. I looked out of my bedroom window to the horses frolicking through the meadow.

2. This bank accepts deposits from children of any size, even elementary school!

3. The professor continued to make more and more astounding comments as he rose from his desk.

4. Yesterday, the landlord told all of the tenants that he was raising their rent.

5. My mother gazed with dismay as the contents of the broken jars oozed out onto the floor.

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