Daffodil International University
Faculties and Departments => Faculty Sections => Departments => Topic started by: shibli on June 25, 2009, 02:32:13 PM
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Avoid Dangling Modifiers That Don’t Modify a Specific Word
Not this: Believing that credit customers should have advance notice of the sale, special letters were mailed to them
But this: Believing that credit customers should have advance notice of the sale, we mailed special letters to them
Not this: By working hard, your goal can be reached
But this: By working hard, you can reach your goal
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Not this: To succeed at this job, long hours and hard work must not be shunned
But this: To succeed at this job, one must not shun long hours and hard work
Not this: While waiting on a customer, the watch was stolen
But this: While the salesperson was waiting on a customer, the watch was stolen (Dangling elliptical clause- a clause without a noun or verb)
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Please continue this. It is very helpful for our students.