Modifiers

Be tired and exhausted

Having tired and exhausted

After having tired and exhausted

Tired and exhausted

a fox chased me.

I was chased by a fox.

the fox chased me.

me chased the fox.

The man was short who stole my purse.

The man was short which stole my purse.

The man who stole my purse was short.

The man stole my purse was short.

stores data in the floppy disk sectors

the floppy disk stores data in disk sectors

data is stored in the floppy disk sectors

stores data in sectors of the floppy disk

Young and inexperienced, the task seemed easy to me.

Young and inexperienced, it seemed to be an easy task for me.

Young and inexperienced, I thought the task easy.

Young and inexperienced, it was an easy task for me.

the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.

it was discussed by the members of the committee the problem.

the members of the committee discussed the problem.

a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.

Present participle

dangling participle

adjective complement

adverb

The salesperson sold the shirt with the blue print to the man.

On his way to school, Abraham found a woman’s yellow bag.

On his way to school, Abraham found a yellow woman’s bag.

John ate a cup of cold coffee for breakfast.

The kids quickly ate all that food.

I only have one day to get this report finished.

The movie’s exciting plot didn’t improve it.

Plunging into the water, he rescued the child drowning.

Not looking where he was going, a bike hit him.

Not looking where he was going, he was hit by a bike.

Not looking where he was going, he was hitted by a bike.

Not looking where he was going, him was hit by a bike.