can anyone help me with fixing Modifier-Subject Mismatches?
please im stuck and i cant move on till i answer them...there is 10...but i only need 8 right
Sure.
Though harder than all the others, Jeanne finished her puzzle before her friends finished theirs.
'Though harder than all the others' is modifying Jeanne when it should be modifying puzzle. So it should be something like: Jeanne finished her puzzle, though harder than all the others, before her friends finished theirs.
Climbing up the canyon, the Colorado River glittered in the sun far below us.
Since rivers can't climb, it should be: As we were climbing up the canyon, the Colorado River glittered in the sun far below us. Maybe you can take a look at this: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-misplaced-modifiers.html , which explains misplaced modifiers, and try to figure out the answers and I'll tell you if you're correct or not. I don't want to be just handing out the answers! :)
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