While channel surfing, I came across a horror movie, and the
\ndescription at the bottom of the screen read:<\/p>\n
“Stranded in the countryside, a monstrous scarecrow terrorizes a
\ngroup of teens.”<\/p>\n
This is one of the most common grammar mistakes, and it is called
\na dangling participle or dangling modifier.<\/p>\n
The first part of the sentence — “stranded in the countryside” —
\nmodifies or describes a noun in the second part of the sentence.<\/p>\n
In this example, it is obviously the teens who are stranded and
\nbeing terrorized by the scarecrow.<\/p>\n
We know this because if the teens were not stranded, they could
\njust leave and avoid the monster.<\/p>\n
The sentence should read: “Stranded in the countryside, a group
\nof teens is terrorized by a monstrous scarecrow.”<\/p>\n
The dangling modifier is a common mistake in the lead paragraph
\nof business letters.<\/p>\n
For instance, here is the opening of a letter written by a sales
\nrep to warehouse managers, selling an inventory control software
\nsystem.<\/p>\n
It begins, “As a warehouse manager, I know inventory control is
\ncritical to your success.”<\/p>\n
This is wrong because it says the letter writer — “I” — is a
\nwarehouse manager, which he is not.<\/p>\n
The correct grammar would be: “As a warehouse manager, you know
\nthat inventory control is critical to your success.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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