Misplaced modifiers
- 2. “The patient was referred to a psychologist with several mental problems.”“The patient with several mental problems was referred to a psychologist.”
- 3. “Sam found a letter in the mailbox that didn’t belong to him.”“Sam found a letter that didn’t belong to him in the mailbox.”
- 4. “Two cars were reported stolen by the Hattiesburg Police yesterday.”“Yesterday, the Hattiesburg Police reported that two cars were stolen.”
- 5. “Please take time to look over the brochure that is enclosed with your family.”“Please take time to look over the enclosed brochure with your family.”
- 6. “Chris drove from his home in a Chevy to the baseball game.”“Chris drove in a Chevy from his home to the baseball game.”
- 7. Try your own!The writer read from his new book wearing glasses.The girl walked the dog in the short skirt.I own an antique desk suitable for any student with thick legs and large drawers.We have several very old dresses from our grandmother in beautiful condition.One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas.Abe Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address while traveling from Washington on the back of a napkin.Two Sister Reunited After 18 Years in the Checkout LineDrunk Gets Nine Months in Violin CaseInclude Your Children When Baking Cookies
- 8. Funny Similes and MetaphorsShe grew on him like E. coli and he was room temperature Canadian beef.She had a deep throaty genuine laugh like that sound a dog makes just before he throws up. He spoke with wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.
- 9. Funny Similes and MetaphorsHe was a tall as a six foot three inch tree. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a hefty bag filled with vegetable soup Long separated by cruel fate, the star crossed lovers raced across a grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 P.M.traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 P.M. at a speed of 35 mph. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.
- 10. Funny Similes and MetaphorsThe plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids with power tools. She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs.