Modifier 1 + Modifier 2 + Main clause

[dheeru500]

Hi Ron,

I have a doubt on Modifiers concept.

While going through the forums, I have come across certain modifier questions , which have the following structure

Scenario 1:
Modifier 1 + Modifier 2 + Main clause ---- Both the modifiers modify the main clause ---- hence correct.

Ex : modifier-to-prepositional-phrase-t11131-15.html

Scenario 2
Main clause + Modifier 1 + Modifier 2 ---------- Both the modifiers modify the main clause ---- Hence correct.

Ex : the-anasazi-settlements-at-chaco-canyon-were-built-t2236.html

Scenario 3 :
{ Modifier 1 +( Modifier 2) } + Main clause --- Here modifier 2 is a part of modifier 1 and modifier 2 modifies modifier 1 and
modifier 1 as a whole modifies the main clause .

Ex : initiated-on-columbus-day-t14311.html

By seeing above constructions , can i conclude that

According to Scenario 1:
1)When two modifiers are referring to same Main clause(Subject),
we can omit one of the modifiers to check whether the other modifier is correctly modifying the main clause and vice -versa.

According to Scenario 3 :
2) There may be modifier 2 part of a modifier 1 and modifier 2
modifies modifier 1 and modifier 1 as a whole modify the Main Clause.

My question on above structures is that , if the Modifier 1 refers to Modifier 2 and Modifier 2 refers to main clause, would such a construction be correct ?.

Please shed some light on the above topic and explain me when can such constructions go wrong ?

Thanks in advance .

[RonPurewal]

My head is spinning right now... Can you please provide some examples for these "formulas"?

Thanks.

[dheeru500]

My head is spinning right now... Can you please provide some examples for these "formulas"?

Thanks.

Hi Ron,

Sorry if my above post made your head spin :) .
Those weren't formulas, those were structures of Multiple Modifiers questions (links of questions were given below the structure)
I got confused on Multiple Modifiers Questions.

By getting to basic rule of a modifier, I got the doubt cleared.
"A Modifier has to be placed as closely as possible to the noun it modifies . "

Thanks Ron.

[RonPurewal]

Ok.