text: i have a question about misplaced modifiers.? after reading the mystery of haunted hill, the next novel that jane is going to read is the new mysteries of haunted hill. is the problem with this sentence a misplaced modifier and will the following correct the sentence? after reading the mystery of haunted hill, jane is going to read the new mysteries of haunted hill. yes, the word "next" is redundant, and your second sentence is correct. it can also be written with the first phrase moved to the end of the sentence.