OK guys, please see the attached file for all kinds of modifying phrases that precede the subject and modify it.

However, this file does not take modification by dependent clauses (adverb clauses) into account.

There are several official questions that use adverb clauses with pronoun subjects in modifier questions.

Ex: When she had finished the work, Jane's tiredness knew no bounds.

Be careful of these, because the rule is that when the adverb clause precedes the independent clause and has a pronoun as a subject, the subject of the independent clause has to be the noun that the pronoun replaces.

Ok guys, please see the attached files for adjective clauses and reduced adjective clauses.
These modify the subject and the object in the complete form as well as in the reduced form.
With adjective clauses the following are the concderns in the GMAT ]

a. Modification
b. Clause marker usage
c. Fragmentation

sanjaysmart wrote:Ok guys, please see the attached files for adjective clauses and reduced adjective clauses.
These modify the subject and the object in the complete form as well as in the reduced form.
With adjective clauses the following are the concderns in the GMAT ]

a. Modification
b. Clause marker usage
c. Fragmentation

thanks Sanjay!!

sanjaysmart wrote:OK guys, please see the attached file for all kinds of modifying phrases that precede the subject and modify it.

However, this file does not take modification by dependent clauses (adverb clauses) into account.

There are several official questions that use adverb clauses with pronoun subjects in modifier questions.

Ex: When she had finished the work, Jane's tiredness knew no bounds.

Be careful of these, because the rule is that when the adverb clause precedes the independent clause and has a pronoun as a subject, the subject of the independent clause has to be the noun that the pronoun replaces.

When she had finished the work, Jane's tiredness knew no bounds.

this is a wrong sentence as she should refer to jane not jane's tiredness..

Yes exactly Ronnie,
This is the example of the bad modification I was mentioning.
Be aware of the rule I mentioned in the context of bad modification with adverb clauses.
Did you find the files I attached helpful?
If you need anything else, just mail me.
Cheers

sanjaysmart wrote:Yes exactly Ronnie,
This is the example of the bad modification I was mentioning.
Be aware of the rule I mentioned in the context of bad modification with adverb clauses.
Did you find the files I attached helpful?
If you need anything else, just mail me.
Cheers

Absolutely Helpful!!

Thanks a ton!!

Do you also have information about participle modifiers at any other place in the sentence except the starting....

Here are two files of participials used in subject and object modification positions

Here are two files of participials used in subject and object modification positions

good stuff

my student gave this question:

when will she know what the prepositional phrase is modifying is she doesn't use the situation where this sentence is used:

My mother made me cook the food in the kitchen.

She destroyed the car in the garage.

I kept on telling her that structure alone does not help her understand what a modifier modifies - she also needs to know the context when and where the sentence is used.

Another sentence that bugs her is this (amidst my explanation that she should not make use of structure alone because sentences are not just made through structures but also though meanings)

The special edition of the weekly Spider-Man comic features a six-page story about the superhero saving the day when an impostor tries to take Obama's place as president.

she keep son insisting that when she tries to read articles, she can only make use of structure-based comprehension - that's why she sees the when clause there as modifying the verb feature and not when the saving of the day happened.

--> what would be the best way to discuss to her why the when clause is modifying the saving of the day and not features using structure alone -

for me the answer is impossible, but i think you can share some ideas on this one