Writing - Misplaced Modifiers

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Yes but his first example was wrong

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@@gamingwithgraciemae Explain why he's wrong on the first example.

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[@PsychedToknow-qw7cb]

Dude, you haven't been paying attention! You mean "I speak *only* (American) English" -- misplaced modifier. 😇

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watching this video I've learned what modifiers look like, I realized that I've learned new words and made my vocabulary more expanded, and enhanced, cheers. This Learned Grammar will assist me a lot to acquire obtained knowledge in my speech, thanks

[@princetontoprivate8852]

Adam, a very helpful lesson, ESPECIALLY for native speakers. It's too common a mistake. You mentioned the definition of the second "only" sentence is that the speaker calls his mother only when he's sick, but that would be true if the sentence were, "I call my mother only when I'm sick." The sentence, as it's written, means the speaker doesn't do any action towards his mother other than calling; he doesn't invite her, greet her, love her, etc. On the other hand, thank you for skipping over "my friend" completely when discussing possible nouns to which "which" could refer. "My friend" is a person and would, therefore, require "who"! Useful, easily digestible stuff here. Thank you!

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Yes, these modifiers have been a bit of a puzzle for long, but now I can say after I heard you, they are less puzzling for I came to you already twice and your medicine has been working well. Thanks.

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Invaluable, humorous, and informative! Thank you very much for that! I watched a few videos regarding this topic, but I didn't actually understand anything. Unfortunately, plenty of teachers try to explain the subject; meanwhile, they do not absolutely understand it themselves. I was under the impression that motifiers are extremely overwhelming and it is almost impossible to master them; now, however, I have a quite deep understanding of them due to this marvelous video, of course. The only thing that I wanted to point to and remind other people "Don't forget to practice, as 'If you don't use it, you lose it!'" Regards from Ukraine!

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[@MichaelPerryJr]

Thanks a lot! As a native speaker, I don't make these mistakes often, but I do. And teaching it to non-native speakers quickly becomes difficult. Thank you! I appreciate it.

[@BWcapture]

You just used a squinting modifier!

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@@BWcapture Lol. What's that one? Is it found in "And teaching it to non-native speakers quickly becomes difficult"?

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this is a classic lesson. I had those problems, when i write my articles. I just didn't notice. Thanks for point out. love your videos.

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I like how you explained modifiers in a simple way! :)

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[@aqua4016]

Thank you for your lesson of clarity. Our lives are already full of confusion. From now on, I'll be more careful and try not to make people more confused by these misplaced modifiers.

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Excellent lesson! 👏 You did explain the reason why the modifiers are misplaced and what they did to the meaning of the sentences clearly . thank you, Adam! 🙏

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[@PsychedToknow-qw7cb]

Excellent lesson, Adam! However, regarding "I only call my mother when I'm sick", that sentence would mean that the person only *calls* his mother when he's sick -- ie, he doesn't text her, email her or visit her; he only calls her. The correct version would would be "I call my mother *only* when I'm sick." In that sentence, the subject is saying that he calls his mother *only* when he's sick -- when he isn't, he never calls her. Regarding "She saw dark rain clouds on the way to the park", another option would have been simply to place a comma before "on the way to the park"; however, the better option is, as you said, "On the way to the park, she saw dark rain clouds." Great stuff!

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[@satyakumaritimothy3107]

Thank you for the very interesting presentation. In this connection let me share what I read about 'Placement of Modifiers.' It is a gripping introduction to Modifiers. "Many young writers become unconscious humorists through carelessness in their use of modifiers.( The author has given the following example.) 'The hunter watched the raging lion come charging at him with a bow and arrow.' Successful writers make their meaning clear at first reading.If your readers are puzzled by what you write and have to read the sentence several times, they waste time, become confused, and may lose interest in what you have written. A misplaced modifier is an obstacle to understanding." Warriner's English Grammar and Composition (Fifth Course, Franklin Edition)chapter 14 page 235.

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One way to fix that sentence with the hunter is to write it like this: 'Armed with a bow and arrow, the hunter watched as the raging lion charged at him.'

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No disrespect, but don't try to copy someone's accent. I teach in Jakarta, and often hear the question if I can speak in a British accent. First of all, there is no such thing as British accent. Second, I am not British, so I will never have a British accent, even if I live 25 years in UK. (That was just an example)

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[@radhaenator]

Won't it be better to say, 'On seeing the bear, Jeremy ran away in his pyjamas. That would be a good use of participal phrase.

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@@radhaenator Adam explained it perfectly. The sentence he lifted from Groucho is grammatically incorrect. He pointed out how with the next sentence, I have no idea how the bear got into Jeremy's underwear. Ha!

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That's why in Russian as well as in many other languages we use commas far more often to make it clear. By the way, did I miss some commas here?

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