Check three ways to correct a dangling construction.(more than one answer!) (A.)Place the modifier next to the word it modifies. (B.)Get rid of the modifier. (C.)Supply a word for the modifier to describe. (D.)Change the dangling modifier to a subordinate clause.

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User: Check three ways to correct a dangling construction.(more than one answer!) (A.)Place the modifier next to the word it modifies. (B.)Get rid of the modifier. (C.)Supply a word for the modifier to describe. (D.)Change the dangling modifier to a subordinate clause.

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Three ways to correct a dangling construction: Place the modifier next to the word it modifies, Change the dangling modifier to a subordinate clause, and Supply a word for the modifier to describe.

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