Business and Administrative Communication 10th Edition by Kitty Locker,Donna Kienzler

Exercise 23

Negative news is frequently placed in dependent clauses to help de-emphasize it. Unfortunately, some dependent clauses and phrases are dangling or misplaced modifiers. Do the exercise from Appendix B on improving modifiers (B.6) to help you learn to recognize this error.
Revise the following sentences to correct dangling and misplaced modifiers.
1. Originally a group of four, one member dropped out after the first meeting due to a death in the family.
2. Examining the data, it is apparent that most of our sales are to people on the northwest side of the city.
3. As a busy professional, we know that you will want to take advantage of this special offer.
4. Often documents end up in files that aren t especially good.
5. By making an early reservation, it will give us more time to coordinate our trucks to better serve you.