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Writing Workshop I
Follow up: Rubric and Student Sample
Invention Workshop
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- Review Writing Workshop I material for Quiz
- Bring complete draft of Essay I (typed in MLA format) to class for PRI
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Writing Workshop 1 Handout
Practice: Comma Rules
Unit 3 Test
Modifiers: pg. 257
A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that describes, limits or qualifies another word or word group in a sentence. A modifier should be placed close to the word it modifies.
Identify Modifiers:
Examples of Misplaced Modifiers:
Other examples:
Exercise 27.4
Dangling Modifier: a word or phrase that cannot logically modify any word in the sentence (page 262)
Example:
Using this drug, many undesirable side effects are experienced.
Fix this problem by adding a subject to the sentence.
Practice
Exercise 27.6 (page 263)
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