Misplaced Modifers: Dangling modifiers are those which have nothing to "hang" on to; this is, there is no word or phrase in the sentence for them to modify. Ex: Pushing open the door, the rug became ...

Below are a few examples of sentences with parenthetical phrases. When you think you’ve got it down, try and identify the parenthetical phrases in the paragraph above. This is an example of a ...

One of the enemies of effective communication is the run-on sentence. Like ambiguity and dangling modifiers, it hampers understanding and makes speech and writing ugly. You should, therefore ...