Book Events
December 01 to December 31 ALL GOOD CHILDREN BY CATHERINE AUSTEN appears HERE. If you want a free copy and are in the US or Canada check out this giveaway--10 free books. Lasts until November 30 only! Hurry.
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New Books
Today I have three new ones that look yummy.
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Break From You, Rebecca Green Gasper |
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Outcast, Susan Oloier |
Neverlove - For Abigail and Basil, there is a choice they both fear making. Duty or love? There can be only one.
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Her Grammarness
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The Prescriptive Hat |
I promised I'd go into those dangling modifiers, so here goes. First, please don't dangle. It's horrible when you do. And the results are A) confusing B) downright comical. So if you're not aiming to confuse the heck out of your reader or to send them fits, ROFL, get those references as close to what they're modifying as possible.
When Princess Stargazer smashed the bottle of champagne against the hull of the sailing ship, she slipped down the runway at high speed and splashed into the water. [That had to be quite a sight, don't you think?]
Vengeance and bitterness can be emotionally destructive to our kids. You must get rid of them. [This might appeal to some parents.]
"Don't ever park your sleigh at a taxi stand, Santa, or it will be towed away!" [And should Santa care?]
In addition to being fond of lobsters, like you, she's a connoisseur of oysters. [Oops. End of friendship.]
So here's how to NOT write a sentence with modifiers that are confused about what they're modifying. Put the modifier as close to the noun or pronoun as possible. Change the punctuation. When in doubt re-write that sentence.
How would you fix these? Found any sentences similar to these in books lately? I have. :-(
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