Assignment:
Modification Errors
Identify the modification in the following sentences as (C) correct or (F) faulty: errors might be misplaced or dangling modifiers. Rewrite the incorrect sentences with correct modification.
1. Chief had almost drunk enough beer for the whole crew.
2. He and his wife only slept in king-size beds.
3. The air strike only hit two of the intended targets.
4. Captain said at two o'clock the platoon would move out.
5. The chow line served the guys in aluminum mess kits.
6. We immediately saw the two tanks that the Mavericks had hit.
7. Running down the trail, Ben's magazine fell from his weapon.
8. To shoot well, a sniper's ammunition must be the same weight.
9. After spending two weeks' leave in Naples, Brad had almost spent five-hundred dollars.
10. While riding in the Huey at 500 feet off the deck, the rice paddies looked very placid.
11. The gunner who was firing quickly looked up at the rotors.
12. After repairing the down Cobra, the crew went back to base.
13. After spending 365 in country, Dick was finally headed home.
14. While at the Pentagon for two years, my wife lived in London.
15. Cruising slowly, the submarine entered the shallows of Pearl.