HELP! A reader can get lost or lose interest in material that is too dense and rambling. Use what you have learned about run-on sentences to correct the following passage:
The report is due on Wednesday but we’re flying back from Miami that
morning. I told the project manager that we would be able to get the report to her later that day she suggested that we come back a day early to get the report done and I told her we had meetings until our flight took off. We e-mailed our contact who said that they would check with his boss, she said that the project could afford a delay as long as they wouldn’t have to make any edits or changes
to the file our new deadline is next Friday.

Exercise 1
On a separate sheet of paper, rewrite the following sentences to correct the misplaced modifiers.
1)The young lady was walking the dog on the telephone.
2)I heard that there was a robbery on the evening news.
3)Uncle Louie bought a running stroller for the baby that he called “Speed
Racer.”
4)Rolling down the mountain, the explorer stopped the boulder with his powerful foot.
5)We are looking for a babysitter for our precious six-year-old who doesn’t drink or smoke and owns a car.
6)The teacher served cookies to the children wrapped in aluminum foil.
7)The mysterious woman walked toward the car holding an umbrella.
8)We returned the wine to the waiter that was sour.
9)Charlie spotted a stray puppy driving home from work.
10)I ate nothing but a cold bowl of noodles for dinner.

Exercise 2
Rewrite the following the sentences onto your own sheet of paper to correct the dangling modifiers.
1)Bent over backward, the posture was very challenging.
2)Making discoveries about new creatures, this is an interesting time to be a biologist.
3)Walking in the dark, the picture fell off the wall.
4)Playing a guitar in the bedroom, the cat was seen under the bed.
5)Packing for a trip, a cockroach scurried down the hallway.
6)While looking in the mirror, the towel swayed in the breeze.
7)While driving to the veterinarian’s office, the dog nervously whined.
8)The priceless painting drew large crowds when walking into the museum.
9)Piled up next to the bookshelf, I chose a romance novel.
10. Chewing furiously, the gum fell out of my mouth.

Exercise 3
Rewrite the following paragraph, correcting all the misplaced and dangling modifiers.
I bought a fresh loaf of bread for my sandwich shopping in the grocery store. Wanting to make a delicious sandwich, the mayonnaise was thickly spread. Placing the cold cuts on the bread, the lettuce was placed on top. I cut the sandwich in half with a knife turning on the radio. Biting into the sandwich, my favorite song blared loudly in my ears. Humming and chewing, my sandwich went
down smoothly. Smiling, my sandwich will be made again, but next time I will add cheese.

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