Clarity in writing includes form, not just words.

I don’t remember many grammar lessons from junior high school, but for whatever reason, one sentence from the lesson about dangling and misplaced modifiers has stuck with me. Here’s the ...

Misplaced Modifiers Place modifiers close to the element that they describe or you’ll create confusion. The city manager was told the contract had been awarded by the mayor.

3. Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers Even with a strict researched-based format, term papers use modifiers.

More strictly, a dangling modifier is one in which the word it's modifying is missing in the sentence, whereas a misplaced modifier is one that is placed far away from the word it is supposed to ...