Rewrite each sentence to fix the misplaced or dangling modifier. 3. Milton’s wife soon returned to her family, who was seventeen when the married.
Milton's wife, who was seventeen when they married, soon returned to her family.
In spite of his gentle appearance out teacher said that Milton was a willful student
Despite his gentle appearance, our teacher said that Milton was a willful student.
Regarded as one of England’s greatest poets we studied Milton’s sonnets last week
Last week, we studied Milton's sonnets, which are regarded as some of England's greatest poetry.
Sonnets are not Milton’s most well known work with their fourteen lines
With their fourteen lines, sonnets are not Milton's most well-known work.
We learned that Melitón was married three times in class
In class, we learned that Melitón was married three times.
To fix the misplaced or dangling modifier in the sentence, "Milton's wife soon returned to her family, who was seventeen when they married," we can rephrase it as:
"Milton's wife, who was seventeen when they married, soon returned to her family."
This revision clarifies that it was Milton's wife who was seventeen when they married, and it also maintains the logical flow of the sentence.