About Modifiers
An adjective is a word used to modify, or describe, nouns and pronouns. They ordinarily precede nouns, but can also function as subject complements following linking verbs. An adjective usually answers one of these questions: which one? What kind of? How many?
An adverb is a word used to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They often end in –ly. They usually answer one of these questions: When? Where? How? Why? Under what conditions? How often? To what degree?
Adverbs can precede the word they modify or come after the word they modify or come at another place in the sentence. If the modifier limits the word it modifies, it should be placed in front of the word.
A dangling modifier, usually a word group such as a verbal phrase, fails to refer logically to any word in the sentence. When a sentence opens with such a modifier, readers expect the subject of the next clause to name the actor. If it doesn’t, the modifier dangles.
Dangling modifiers
To repair a dangling modifier, either
Be sure modifying phrases and clauses are placed so that your meaning is clear to the reader.