eaping upstream, we fished most of the day for salmon.
At the age of ten, my family took a trip to Washington, D.C.
Skimming every chapter, the biology textbook made more sense.
I need help with Dangling modifiers.
We fished most of the day for salmon that were leaping upstream
My family took a trip to Washington D.C. when I was ten.
Skimming through every chapter in the biology text book made more sence.
Are these sentences correct.
You have fixed the dangling modifiers, yes.
We fished most of the day for salmon that were leaping upstream <~~What is missing here?
My family took a trip to Washington D.C. when I was ten. <~~What commas are missing here?
Skimming through every chapter in the biology text book made more sence. <~~Fix two spelling errors here.
We fished most of the day for salmon that were leaping upstream.
No, these sentences are not correct. They contain examples of dangling modifiers. A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that does not clearly and logically modify the subject of a sentence.
Here's how you can fix each sentence to avoid the dangling modifier:
1. "We fished most of the day for salmon that were leaping upstream."
- In this sentence, the phrase "leaping upstream" is a participial phrase and it is intended to modify the noun "salmon." To make it clear and grammatically correct, you can rephrase the sentence as follows:
- "We fished most of the day for salmon that were leaping upstream."
2. "My family took a trip to Washington, D.C. when I was ten."
- In this sentence, the phrase "when I was ten" is meant to modify the subject "my family." To make it grammatically correct, you can rephrase it like this:
- "When I was ten, my family took a trip to Washington, D.C."
3. "Skimming through every chapter in the biology textbook made more sense."
- In this sentence, the phrase "skimming through every chapter in the biology textbook" is intended to modify the subject "I" or "me." To make it grammatically correct, you can rephrase it as follows:
- "I made more sense of the biology textbook by skimming through every chapter."
Remember, the key is to make sure the modifier is placed next to the word or phrase it should logically and clearly modify.