Question

I have difficulty determining whether a modifier is dangling or misplaced; my book does not clearly define the difference. I think the difference is that in a misplaced modifier the modifier is separated from the word it modifies, and in a dangling modifier the modified word does not appear in the sentence. Is this correct?

Answer 1

Yes.

Misplaced modifiers are closest to nouns they can't possibly describe.

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/misplacedmodifier.htm