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Bad subordinate (dangling modifier; mistaken subject)

"Sleeping in my orchard, a serpent stung me", Hamlet

 

Instead of:  Being reluctant participants, the game facilitator decided to debrief at length.,

Write:  The game facilitator decided to debrief at length because the participants were reluctant.

Instead of Originally designed as a simulation about cultural diversity, we have used this activity to explore how outsiders are recruited to join a team.,

Write This simulation was originally about cultural diversity, but we have used it to explore the ways in which outsiders are recruited to join a team.

Instead ofBased on these four barriers to complex dynamic decision making, we designed an instructional and learning strategy

Write Using these four barriers to complex dynamic decision making, we designed an instructional and learning strategy

Instead of Summarizing it briefly, participants in BLEND (the original ILE) play

Write To summarize, we can say that participants in BLEND play ...

Instead of:  Based upon current recommendations for gamifying classrooms (Sheldon, 2012), a course at Syracuse University was gamified by adding

Write:   Using current recommendations for gamifying classrooms, Sheldon (2012) gamified a course at Syracuse University by adding

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