Sentence examples for modifying phrases from inspiring English sources

As we've noted often, modifying phrases like participle constructions and "like" comparisons should be followed immediately by the noun or pronoun that the modifier describes.

Abbreviations used in this paper included: HAI: the morpheme hai, PROG: progressive aspect, EXP: experiential aspect, PERV: perfective aspect, PERF: perfect aspect, FOC: focus marker, SHI: the marker shi, CL: classifier, DE: the marker for modifying phrases in MC, PL: plural marker, GENG: comparative morpheme, Q: question particle, and SFP: sentence final particle.

Danglers are modifying phrases like "less than a year old" that aren't positioned next to the nouns they're supposed to modify.

The large number of synonyms are the direct result of the many different ways that modifying phrases can be ordered and combined to create the same terms.

The first two pages convey a reluctant witness, interjecting such modifying phrases as "in a certain manner" and "to a certain degree".

Participle constructions, appositives and other modifying phrases generally should be followed immediately by the noun or pronoun that the modifier describes.

The modifying phrase dangles, with nothing to modify.

Remember that when a participle construction, appositive or other modifying phrase starts a sentence, the person or thing being described should generally come directly after the modifying phrase.

(Also, the modifying phrase "called roaming fees" has roamed awfully far from what it modifies, "charges").

The first noun or pronoun after the introductory modifying phrase should be the thing the phrase describes.

That's because the modifying phrase follows the noun, as any fool can plainly see, to use a locution of the well-remembered Pappy Yokum.