In desperate need of help!!!

[anchit57]

Sorry, I was not able to post it on the general verbal section.

I have question related to adverbial modifiers.Please respond it quickly as I have my exam in 2 days.

Have read plenty of posts on this topic but I have few doubts.
An adverbial modifiers always modifies the previous clause along with its noun and verb.

For example is the folllowing sentence correct

Jack,running on the road,kicked a stone.
If it is correct then we don't have a clause before the modifier.

Another sentence
Danube river,originally flowing in europe,flows in India.(please don't mind the geography)
Is the part after comma an adverbial modifier.

In the following sentence, is not possible that adverbial modifier might be the dangling modifier for the next clause.

Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, they also accelerate the destruction of the ozone layer by reacting with chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)

Is such a structure right.Also here the adverbial modifier is for cause and result or for simultaneous action?

Please a prompt reply from your side will be a great help as I am getting to start nervy about this doubt.

Thanks

[RonPurewal]

Sorry, I was not able to post it on the general verbal section.

I have question related to adverbial modifiers.Please respond it quickly as I have my exam in 2 days.

hi -- sorry, we don't generally answer forum questions that quickly except in the general folder. ): please try to post forum questions with your study timeline in mind!

Have read plenty of posts on this topic but I have few doubts.
An adverbial modifiers always modifies the previous clause along with its noun and verb.

that is correct -- if the modifier actually follows a clause.
for instance, if an -ING modifier isn't actually attached to a clause, then it doesn't have to be (and won't be) an adverbial modifier.

For example is the folllowing sentence correct

Jack,running on the road,kicked a stone.
If it is correct then we don't have a clause before the modifier.

that sentence is correct.
in that case, "running on the road" serves as an adjective-type modifier (i.e., modifying the noun "Jack").

notice that this is not a CLAUSE + comma + -ING type modifier, and so it doesn't violate any of the other rules propounded about such modifiers.

Another sentence
Danube river,originally flowing in europe,flows in India.(please don't mind the geography)
Is the part after comma an adverbial modifier.

that sentence is grammatically correct, sure.
it's a bit suboptimal in terms of tense, though -- "originally flowing" refers to something that was true in another, earlier timeframe, and so should accordingly appear in an earlier tense.
i.e.,
The Danube River, which originally flowed in Europe, flows ...
that would be better.
but the grammar of your example is perfectly sound.

In the following sentence, is not possible that adverbial modifier might be the dangling modifier for the next clause.

i don't know what this means -- could you please clarify? thanks.
i.e., please try to state this question without the term "dangling modifier" (i actually don't even know what that means, sorry).

ideally, please state this question in straightforward terms without unnecessary terminology.
for instance, "does this modifier modify X, or does it modify Y?"

thanks

Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, they also accelerate the destruction of the ozone layer by reacting with chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)

Is such a structure right.

this is the correct answer to an official problem.
although-ice-particles-in-the-upper-atmosphere-benefit-t8958.html
therefore, you know it's correct; there's no point in questioning it.
OFFICIALLY CORRECT ANSWERS ARE CORRECT!
DO NOT QUESTION OFFICIALLY CORRECT ANSWERS!

Also here the adverbial modifier is for cause and result or for simultaneous action?

it's pretty much both, actually -- "acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over" describes a situation that is the result of "they reflect and absorb solar radiation", but is also simultaneous with that action.
it's the most perfect situation possible for a (CLAUSE + comma + -ING) modifier.

Please a prompt reply from your side will be a great help as I am getting to start nervy about this doubt.

sorry -- we always answer forum questions in strict time order, oldest to newest. this is our forum policy.
thanks