| Dangling or OK | Modifier | Word being described |
| 1. DP | Usually seen as a novelty | designers |
| 2. OK | Constructed of state of the art materials | airships |
| 3. OK | Having no need for long runways | blimps |
| 4. DP | Seeing great potential for hauling lumber | blimps |
| 5. OK | Limiting the need for access roads | blimps |
These sentences in Sections A, B and C may be rewritten in other ways. Below each sentence from the book is one suggestion to revise the confusing sentence.
1. Arriving in Europe in 1347, one fourth of the population of Europe died from the Black Death.
After they arrived in Europe in 1347, one fourth of the population died from the Black Death.
2. Facing an incurable plague, drastic measures were passed by government officials to maintain public order.
Facing an incurable plague, government officials passed drastic measures to maintain public order.
3. Fearing they would flee from infected patients, doctors were banned from leaving Venice, Barcelona, and Cologne.
To prevent doctors from fleeing infected patients, officials banned doctors from leaving Venice, Barcelona and Cologne.
4. Hoping to secure medical services, doctors were offered salaries and free homes by many cities.
Hoping to secure medical services, many cities offered salaries and free home to doctors.
5. Facing the risk of contamination, dying patients were abandoned by doctors.
Facing the risk of contamination, doctors abandoned dying patients.
1. Dr. Lopez conducted the experiments and shared her results with the staff which was greatly appreciated.
The staff greatly appreciated that Dr. Lopez had shared the results of her experiment.
2. Her work required extensive testing, sophisticated computer modeling, and gene splicing, which was difficult, but the results were worth it.
Her work required extensive testing, sophisticated computer modeling, and gene splicing; all three tasks were difficult, but the results were worth all the hard work.
3. Skipping meals, Dr. Lopez often worked on monkey genes eating candy at her desk.
Skipping meals and eating candy at her desk, Dr. Lopez often worked on monkey genes.
4. To relieve stress, she dropped by the gym and surprised everyone jogging in her lab coat.
To relieve stress, she jogged; wearing her lab coat, she dropped by the gym.
5. Her project completed, Dr. Lopez plans to visit her mother in Argentina on a ship.
Her project completed, Dr. Lopez plans to sail to Argentina to visit her mother.
1. Most students realize that reading frequently requires special skills.
Most students realize that reading requires many special skills.
2. Reading textbooks often helps students study for tests.
Reading textbooks is often a good way to study for tests.
3. Understanding a chapter's main points completely prepares students for tests.
Completely understanding a chapter's main points prepares students for tests.
4. Hopefully, students will remember what they read.
We hope students will remember what they read.
5. But students only learn what they remember.
But students learn only what they remember.
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