BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem
TTP OnDemand GMAT Video Course
Featured Course

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Scott Woodbury-Stewart’s private virtual classroom — 400 hours of master-class video lessons for the GMAT Focus Edition.

  • 715+ score guarantee — highest in the industry (99th percentile)
  • 52 chapters · 1,500+ lessons · 4,000+ practice questions
  • 400 hours of video · 1,500+ instructor-led HD smartboard lessons
  • 300,000+ students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth & Sloan & more
  • 24/7 live support + weekly Zoom office hours with GMAT instructors
  • TTP AI Assist — 24/7 AI-powered virtual tutor for instant help
  • 1,200+ flashcards + AI-powered study assistant & daily calendar
  • OnDemand, LiveTeach & GMAT Bootcamp formats available
  • Also: GRE, SAT Math & Executive Assessment courses
  • MBA Admissions Consulting now available
  • 🏆 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Award: Test Prep Solution Provider of the Year
  • 200,000+ students served
  • 5-day free trial — $0 to start, no auto-billing, cancel anytime
★★★★★ 5.0 (559 reviews)
130-pt guarantee
$0 to start then $127/mo
Start Free 5-Day Trial Read 559 Reviews →

Issue with modifiers

Expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 1
Joined: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:57 am
by amarsingh » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:15 pm
Can someone explain to me the issue with this sentence:

Crazed with hunger, the park ranger finally subdued the stray coyote.

I am sure GMAT aspirants must have seen this at several places, I saw it in "Verbal Workout for GMAT - Princenton Review", in Modifiers.

Thanks.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 226
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:27 pmFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 23 times

by awesomeusername » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:07 pm
The park ranger isn't crazed with hunger, the coyote is.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 89
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:24 am
Location: Indore, India
Thanked: 3 times

by rahulakacyrus » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:59 pm
Iin the current statement, it looks like the park ranger is crazed with hunger.

Clearly is problem of misplaced modifier.

The coyote, must be place next to its modifying statement, crazed with hunger to correct the problem.
Rahul Madan (Cyrus)
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue May 06, 2014 10:20 pm

by neelimas » Tue May 06, 2014 10:32 pm
Crazed with hunger, the park ranger finally subdued the stray coyote.

1. The park ranger is a person entrusted to protecting park
2. coyote is
(i) wolf-like wild dog native to North America.
(ii)a person who smuggles people from Latin America across the US border, typically for a very high fee.

As per my understanding, The park ranger can be crazed with hunger. Also The park ranger can subdue the coyote.

In either case the park ranger was crazed with hunger and he subdued the coyote. So what is wrong with this sentence.

Please help me in understanding.

Regards,
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1