The Twenty Most Common Errors
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Who was wearing the binoculars -- the eagles?
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What kind of a doctor could he be at age ten?
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Did the architect only consider but then reject pine paneling?
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Check every modifier (whether a word, phrase, or clause) to make sure that it is as close as possible to the word it describes or relates to. Be on the lookout for misplaced modifiers that may confuse your readers by seeming to modify some other word, phrase, or clause.
Check your draft for dangling modifiers: phrases hanging precariously from the beginning or end of a sentence, attached to no other word in the sentence. The word that the phrase modifies may exist in your mind but not on paper. Proofread carefully to ensure that each modifier refers to some other word in the sentence.
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