Misplaced Modifiers - English Grammar with Jennifer

[@IrisBb7]

I love this lessons. They have a brief introduction, a lot of examples and exercises with answers, they feel so dynamic. Thanks Jennifer.

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Hi Iris. Happy to hear that! I hope the topic is clearer after the lesson.

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Your smile is something else.....thanks a lot teacher that help me more than you think❤

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Happy to hear that! Thank you for studying with me.

[@sunnyyang3963]

I am so happy to meet you. It ls useful for me to understand Dangling Modifiers. I want to say thank you again.

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You're very welcome! 😊See you again soon -- I hope!

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A very useful lesson , thank you very much .

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Terrific teaching.

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[@stunninglad1]

This is a terrific lesson, which has a fine selection of examples. I have come up with two: Can you spot the errors? 1, Dangling majestically from a high ceiling, the elderly lady admired the chandelier. 2, With its distinctive pointed nose, the teenager easily recognized the aeroplane as a Concorde. I'm pleased to hear that your dog enjoys a bowl of nutritious food in the morning. In the evening, she can have steak and fries, with rhubarb crumble for afters.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thanks for the additional examples! Yours are quite humorous. We have to watch what we feed the dog because she shouldn't put on too much weight.

[@stunninglad1]

@@Englishwithjennifer Thank you! Here are my examples written correctly: 1, The elderly lady admired the chandelier, which was majestically dangling from a high ceiling, 2, With its distinctive pointed nose, Concorde was easy for the teenager to recognize.

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2. Insert "the" >> the Concorde

[@stunninglad1]

@@Englishwithjennifer Not sure about that one. Concorde is a famous plane. We'd say, "the plane," but putting "the" before a name sounds odd.

[@cutwir3317]

Im finally seeing how moving modifiers around is helpful.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I’m glad if you could take something away from the lesson. 🙂

[@cloudwalker1]

Hello mam, can you explain why this structure " may well or might well use in sentence. Example: It may well be that foragers switched from gathering wild wheat to intense cultivation , not to increase their normal food supply , but rather to support the building and running of a temple.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

"May, might, can" all express possibility. "Well" emphasizes the likelihood that something is true or that something is going to happen. www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/may-very-well-easily#:~:text=may%20(very)%20well%E2%80%8B%2F,may%20very%20well%20be%20true. It's a good question. Please consider becoming a YT member. We'll have our next monthly livestream in July. I accept questions in advance and answer them during the livestream.

[@hilalahmad7286]

Hi Jennifer, Here's is how I tried to use modifiers. This painting was made by my grandfather with golden frame. This painting with golden frame was made by my grandfather. The athlete won the competition had the determination. The athelete had the determination to win the competition. Children played in the mud without shoes on. Without shoes on, children played in the mud. The police is in the building which arrived immediately after the theft. The police which arrived immediately after the theft is in the building. An old man stunned everybody by winning a weight lifting title with arthritis. An old man with arthritis stunned everybody by winning a weight lifting title. Looking angrily at the children the teacher waited for the responses through his bifocals. Looking angrily through his bifocals at the children, the teacher waited for the responses. A poor girl watched rich children playing with colourful toys with moist eyes. A poor girl watched with moist eyes the rich children playing with colourful toys. He died in the crash almost because of his rash driving. He almost died in the crash because of his rash driving. The famous singer sang only one song at the concert. The famous singer only sang one song at the concert. Could you please have a look at these examples. Thanks.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Good practice! Quick comments: Add an article: This painting with a golden frame was made by my grandfather. Use "who" instead of "which." Also, "police" uses a plural verb in American English: The police, who arrived immediately after the theft, are still in the building. Don't separate the verb from its object: With moist eyes, the poor girl watched the rich children playing with colourful toys. Correct if you want to say "only one and not two": The famous singer sang only one song at the concert. Correct if you want to say "only sang and didn't play an instrument or didn't dance." The famous singer only sang one song at the concert. >> But with enough context, both could work to mean "only one and not two or more."

[@hilalahmad7286]

@@Englishwithjennifer Thanks Jennifer for your feedback! I really appreciate it. Take care!

[@mehdila9521]

Please how can i learn from your videos in order for beginners? And thank you very much for all

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Hello. My videos are organized into playlists. www.englishwithjennifer.com/students/yt-videos/

[@hjkjjoihjo]

you can learn a lot from the video

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[@englishmenglish314]

Hi Jennifer ❤️

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[@debughosh1331]

Mam , could we use more than one modifier together for a noun. Here , looking at the baby and without the glasses are used for the old woman. If we write , looking at the baby , without the glasses , the old woman did not recognise her grandchild. Mam , we use more than one adjective attributively for a noun. I have a big red car. Here these two adjectives are modifying the car. Mam , please make me understand.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Good question. The combination with larger structures is awkward. I wouldn't use a comma to separate phrase with the participle and the prepositional phrase. However, single-word adjectives can be used in combination: a big red car (size + color), an expensive black leather belt (opinion + color + material).

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[@saidfarid6382]

Hello dear professor Please could you write in big letters and in black that may help to follow your explanation. Thank you so much for your excellent courses. I really appreciate your job. All the best.

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Request noted. Thank you.

[@gladysgriffin7347]

Very important lesson. Bad sequence in the composition is the reason why sometimes we are not understood.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Indeed. Thanks for watching.

[@ArunGoyal2007]

Yet another classic. getting the right order also compresses the sentence, ridding it of unnecessary verbiage. the video is also a good revision of adjective and adverb modifiers and their relation to the main word. Specially useful is the last part on adverbs where first time learners tend to flounder, placing the word before the main word is the way out. (I specially liked your last video on the word "again". Among your best pieces. This word is common to all languages. Once you understand it here, you catch it across languages . I also feel sad; soon after enjoying the video , it was shooting "again " in Texas killing children and teachers. When will see the the end of this "again" ?)

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thanks for the support. It's a less common topic, yet a fairly common enough error that makes it worth addressing. I had fun with the lesson on "again," so perhaps we'll have a similar vocabulary lesson. :) Yes, the recent events have been heartbreaking. We all hope for a meaningful change to avoid such tragedies. See you next week!

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Hi Jennifer

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[@kolayskyboy2674]

It is the most confusing grammar for the learners of English. Sometimes, it is easy when intransitive verb followed by prepositional phrase, we can see it is Adverbial prep phrase bcoz there is only one verb before prep. But in some case, object followed by tran verb and we can't divide of what prep phrase modifies, verb or noun.

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Word order is something I work on even with advanced students in private lessons.

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Hi mam

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[@ahmedalhakem]

That's important is that we get back up and the truth is. Most of the time we don't get back up alone. What does this mean please (back up)

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello. The examples you gave are not clear. I don't understand the intended meaning. There are different meanings of "back up," however. Useful link:www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/back-up For in-depth practice with phrasal verbs, please consider booking a private lesson in the future. :)

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[@ayadssa]

To mach!!!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi. This is an advanced grammar lesson. You may find these lessons more suitable. kzbin.info/aero/PLEEA0D5FA42DB4C58 Regards!

[@gladysgriffin7347]

I make these mistakes because I am in a hurry to express my ideas.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Yes, we all are capable of constructing silly sentence and not realizing it right away.

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[@stunninglad1]

It's "a lot."

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[@fakeituntilyoumakeit-n4r]

The sentence may be misunderstood but is it wrong?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Which sentence? Any sentence with a misplaced modifier? This kind of grammar mistake could create a misunderstanding, and that's not desirable in communication.