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Rewrite these sentences to correct problem with misplaced and dangling modifiers.

1. Stuck in the tree, Marla called the fire department to rescue her cat.

2. Barry almost got to bed at midnight.

3. My husband brought the kids in his truck, smoking all the way.

4. Allergic to sunlight, the garden behind the mansion gets little use.

5. You only have to swim 100 yards.

6. Mother made sandwiches for all the kids with mayonnaise.

7. Ambling across the street, the sports car smashed the tortoise.

8. We spotted a falcon peering out the window.

9. Carlos can speak Spanish hardly.

10. The driveway is nearly paved to the garage.

11. Michael can’t eat candy for Halloween with peanuts.

12. Patrick only wears green on St. Patrick’s Day.

13. The Queen of England shows respect for everyone wearing her crown.

14. Shopping at Target, too much money is spent.

15. The doctor took care of me who went to the best medical school.

16. All the students loved the teacher who couldn’t read.

17.Climbing up the steps two at a time, his grandfather couldn’t catch Alex.

18.Lazlo needs to exercise badly.

19.We bought that lamp at an antique shop that cost $400.

20.Jennifer only made Jell-o for the Christmas party

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1. Marla called the fire department to rescue her cat stuck in the tree.

2. Barry went to bed almost at midnight.

3. Smoking all the way, my husband brought the kids in his truck.

4. The garden behind the mansion, which is allergic to sunlight, gets little use.

5. You have to swim only 100 yards.

6. With mayonnaise, Mother made sandwiches for all the kids.

7. The sports car smashed the tortoise while ambling across the street.

8. We spotted a falcon peering out of the window.

9. Carlos can hardly speak Spanish.

10. The driveway to the garage is nearly paved.

11. Michael, who can't eat candy with peanuts, can't have it for Halloween.

12. On St. Patrick's Day, Patrick only wears green.

13. Wearing her crown, the Queen of England shows respect for everyone.

14. Too much money is spent shopping at Target.

15. The doctor who went to the best medical school took care of me.

16. The teacher who couldn't read was loved by all the students.

17. Climbing up the steps two at a time, Alex couldn't be caught by his grandfather.

18. Lazlo badly needs to exercise.

19. We bought that $400 lamp at an antique shop.

20. Jennifer made Jell-o only for the Christmas party.

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