Modifiers & Parallel StructureHESI A2 cheat sheet

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Misplaced Modifier

Sits too far from what it describes — move it next to its target

Dangling Modifier

The thing being described is missing from the sentence
An opening -ing phrase must be followed by the actor

Parallelism

Items in a series share the same grammatical form
'reading, writing and studying'

Test Cue

Scan a list for the one item whose form breaks the pattern

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