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The following excerpt is from my book, "Netiquette IQ . . ." which is discussed in detail below. Modifiers can contribute significantly to email clarity. The
Misused or misplaced identifiers
It
would be possible to have an entire book dedicated to the different categories
of grammatical ambiguities. Many people are
not able to define these. Moreover, many would be hard-pressed even to
specifically identify them. But most would feel awkwardness or need to reread
sentences where these mistakes occur.
The
category of “identifiers” will be briefly addressed here to assist email
composers in minimizing ambiguity and increasing clarity. There are four
specific types of these, which will be addressed in this section.
1. Misplaced leading
modifiers
2. Misplaced trailing
modifiers
3. Serial modifiers
4. Dangling participle
For the purpose of brevity a brief
definition and correct/incorrect examples follow:
1.
A leading
modifier is any word or words that come before the word they modify;
usually, directly before.
Correct: Wearing the red uniform, the player was
visible from far away.
Incorrect: Wearing the red uniform, I was able to
view the player from far away.
2.
Serial modifier—This term defines
a word or group of words describing more than one person, place, or thing.
Correct: All males/females less than 12 years old
must be accompanied by their parent.
Incorrect: All males and females less than 12 years
old must be accompanied by their parents.
3.
Trailing modifier—this is the opposite
of a leading modifier in regard to its placement in a sentence.
Correct: The one I saw score
the goal was the player wearing the red uniform.
Incorrect: The player who scored the goal that I saw was
wearing a red uniform.[JL1]
4.
Dangling participle—This term probably
was the most used and least understood of all. Essentially, dangling
participles are modifiers that, by their placement, do not relate to the noun
they should be modifying, as evidenced below.
Correct:
Arriving at the game, I saw my favorite player wearing the red uniform.
Incorrect: Arriving at the game wearing a red
uniform was my favorite player.
Whoever
can gauge and set a consistently appropriate tone in electronic communication
will have a tremendous influence on the outcome. The greater this attention and
practice are, the more successful the communications and the better the
atmosphere will be.
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