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Grammar question about misplaced modifier?
Here is the sentence: "As a hospital volunteer, my original purpose was to see if I could truly picture a future for myself in healthcare, get my feet wet in other words."
Is "As a hospital volunteer" a misplaced modifier because it refers to "my original purpose" instead of an actual person?
If so, please provide an alternate wording of the sentence. Thank you for your time!
P.S. This is for an essay, in case you were wondering.
2 Answers
- ?Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
You are right. The subject is purpose, and "As a hospital volunteer" cannot modify it.
Same thing with: "Burning, we ran from the car". Unless the people are burning and not the car, it is wrong.
My original purpose when I became a hospital volunteer was to...
When I first became a hospital volunteer, my original purpose was to...
There is a problem here: "...myself in healthcare, get my feet wet in other words." This is a comma splice (I think). I would do one of the following:
"...myself in healthcare; get my feet wet, in other words."
"...myself in healthcare--get my feet wet, in other words."
Source(s): Freelance writer - ?Lv 59 years ago
I think the misplaced modifier is "in other words." I would put it after healthcare. As a hospital volunteer, my original purpose was to see if I could truly picture a future for myself in healthcare, in other words, get my feet wet.
