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Connecting Dangling Modifiers

Dangling Modifiers Before doing these exercises, you may want to read my column on dangling modifiers.

Dangling Modifiers 1.  After studying all night, my test came back with an A.

Dangling Modifiers 1.  After studying all night, [who?] my test came back with an A.

Dangling Modifiers 1.  After studying all night, I got an A on my test.

Dangling Modifiers 1.  After I studied all night, my test came back with an A.

Dangling Modifiers 2.  To eliminate dangling modifiers, there are four indicators to watch for.

Dangling Modifiers 2.  To eliminate dangling modifiers, [who?] there are four indicators to watch for.

Dangling Modifiers 2.  To eliminate dangling modifiers, [you] watch for four indicators.

Dangling Modifiers 3.  By using hardware and software partitioning, obsolescence is minimized, along with the system design update costs.

Dangling Modifiers 3.  By using hardware and software partitioning, [who?] obsolescence is minimized, along with the system design update costs.

Dangling Modifiers 3.  By using hardware and software partitioning, we can minimize obsolescence, along with the system design update costs.

Dangling Modifiers 3.  Using hardware and software partitioning can minimize obsolescence, along with the system design update costs.

Dangling Modifiers 4.  By assigning a process development engineer, Fred’s time can be reallocated to the Great Lakes Graphics project.

Dangling Modifiers 4.  By assigning a process development engineer, [who?] Fred’s time can be reallocated to the Great Lakes Graphics project.

Dangling Modifiers 4.  By assigning a process development engineer, we can reallocate Fred’s time to the Great Lakes Graphics project.

Dangling Modifiers 4.  Assigning a process development engineer allows us to reallocate Fred’s time to the Great Lakes Graphics project.

Dangling Modifiers 5.  By investing in multi-cavity tooling, a cost reduction can be achieved on three plastic parts.

Dangling Modifiers 5.  By investing in multi-cavity tooling, [who?] a cost reduction can be achieved on three plastic parts.

Dangling Modifiers 5.  By investing in multi-cavity tooling, we can reduce costs on three plastic parts.

Dangling Modifiers 5.  Investing in multi-cavity tooling can reduce costs on three plastic parts.

Dangling Modifiers 6.  By adding a Technical Trainer to the staff in each functional area, these new employees will get up to speed much faster.

Dangling Modifiers 6.  By adding a Technical Trainer to the staff in each functional area, [who?] these new employees will get up to speed much faster.

Dangling Modifiers 6.  By adding a Technical Trainer to the staff in each functional area, we can get these new employees up to speed much faster.

Dangling Modifiers 6.  Adding a Technical Trainer to the staff in each functional area allows us to get these new employees up to speed much faster.