Sentence examples similar to things were modified from inspiring English sources

We would indicate this by placing the noun or pronoun being modified immediately after the modifying phrase: "Walking down the beach, I got a sunburn on my shoulders". Because "I" comes right after the "walking" phrase, there's no doubt it was the thing being modified.

But when you put something else after the modifying phrase, suddenly you're saying something you never meant: "Walking down the beach, my shoulders…" doesn't work because readers have come to expect that the thing being modified will come right after the comma.

Two of the original items were modified: "Things have been getting on top of me" was changed to "I have had trouble coping" and "The thought of harming myself has occurred to me" was changed to "The thought of harming myself or others has occurred to me".

The interchange plans were modified.

Traditional family bonds were modified.

Pedigrees were modified accordingly.

Hacking is a concern, although BAE Systems — the company that designed the setup — claims that things have been modified enough to prevent unauthorized access.

His monarchism was not a conservative one, as he agreed that the existing state of things should be modified, but not towards a republic as in France or the United States, but towards a constitutional monarchy, like in Britain.

Instead, things can be modified to best meet the needs of your child.

Neither of these issues is the bed's fault, though and are things that can easily be modified with an app update.

"People were modifying their habits".