The woman’s face was tilting up because the man standing behind her, pulled on her short, blonde her.
Is is the right way to fix this misplaced modifier or parallel structure?
That doesn't make any sense.
Original sentence:
The man is standing behind the woman and pulls on her short, blonde hair tilting her face up.
How about this?
The man is standing behind the woman and tilting her face up, while he pulls on her short, blonde hair.
You have to use your imagination a bit -- and make sure it makes sense!!
your instructor will check the report when you finish for accuracy
You should, do you either your homework or practice your clarinet.
In the given sentence, there are a couple of issues that need to be addressed. First, let's focus on the misplaced modifier. A misplaced modifier occurs when the phrase or clause is placed too far away from the word it is modifying, resulting in a confusing or illogical sentence.
In this case, the phrase "the man standing behind her" is meant to modify the action of "pulling," but it is placed after the word "her" instead of directly after "man." To fix the misplaced modifier, we need to reposition the phrase to make the intended meaning clear.
Here's an example of the corrected sentence:
"The woman’s face was tilting up because the man, standing behind her, pulled on her short, blonde hair."
In this revised sentence, the phrase "standing behind her" is now placed right after the noun it modifies ("man"), clarifying that he was the one standing behind the woman.
Regarding parallel structure, it seems like there is another issue with the sentence. The phrase "short, blonde her" does not sound grammatically correct. The phrase should be revised to "short, blonde hair."
So, the final corrected sentence would be:
"The woman’s face was tilting up because the man, standing behind her, pulled on her short, blonde hair."
To fix both the misplaced modifier and the parallel structure, make sure to reposition the modifier and correct any grammatical errors.