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Misplaced Modifiers. A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies / describes. Because of the separation, sentences with this error often sound awkward, ridiculous, or confusing.
A modifier is best placed alongside whatever it's modifying. If your modifier is too far away, it could lead to an ambiguous or wrong meaning (first example below). Also, be aware that occasionally a modifier might feasibly modify two ideas in the same sentence (second example).Also, it is a very common mistake (believe it or not) for the thing being modified to be missing from the sentence (third example). Read more about misplaced modifiers.s shown by these examples, a modifier can come before whatever it modifies (called a premodifier) or afterwards (called a postmodifier). Read more about adjective phrases. Read more about adjective clauses.