Star Tribune

Dangling modifiers, misplaced commas muddy your writing

Here's a grab bag of gifts for those who want to remove common errors from their writing. Common error No. 1: Misuse of a plural verb. "In the end, neither the ...
The Globe and Mail

Correcting dangling modifiers is worth going to war over

The New Yorker published an article last November by staff writer Rebecca Mead on the growing popularity of podcasts. It began this way: “In 1936, Walter Benjamin, the German philosopher and cultural ...
Star Tribune

Gilson: Of all the mistakes writers make, the dangling modifier is one of the most common

"After 20 years in a box, Monica Iken is ironing her wedding dress …" Those words began a profile by a TV journalist whose work I have always admired — the CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman. His ...
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: Don’t leave your participles dangling

Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...