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MISPLACED MODIFIERS 1
Choose whether each of the following sentences is CORRECT, or whether it has a MISPLACED MODIFIER:
1. I wore my blue cap to the beach, which I had just washed.
CORRECT
MISPLACED MODIFIER
2. The singer had a lot of well-known songs in her repertoire.
MISPLACED MODIFIER
CORRECT
3. I can't believe she almost sang for three hours.
MISPLACED MODIFIER
CORRECT
4. She is a bit younger than the rest of the band.
CORRECT
MISPLACED MODIFIER
5. I recognized almost every song that she sang, even the lesser-known ones.
MISPLACED MODIFIER
CORRECT
6. He was so tired that he nearly slept for ten hours.
MISPLACED MODIFIER
CORRECT
7. He nearly escaped, but the police caught him.
MISPLACED MODIFIER
CORRECT
8. I bought the t-shirt for my brother with the funny logo.
CORRECT
MISPLACED MODIFIER
9. She's looking for an orange woman's handbag.
CORRECT
MISPLACED MODIFIER
10. I was told by my brother that she was married.
CORRECT
MISPLACED MODIFIER
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