Misplaced Modifiers

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Modifiers that are misplaced are not lost, they are simply in the wrong place. Their unfortunate location is often far from the word or words they describe, making it easy for readers to misinterpret the sentence.

Examples

Trying to avoid the deer, the tree hit my car.

My car hit the tree when I tried to avoid a deer in the road.