In grammar, a modifier refers to a word such as an adjective or adverb that describes, clarifies, qualifies and therefore modifies a noun. On the other hand, the term "misplaced modifier" refers to a mistake in the construction of sentences that occurs when the modifier is not placed correctly which usually occurs when the modifier has been separated from the noun or word that modifies. This is the case of the sentence "Will nearly drank a gallon of lemonade" because the modifier was been placed before "nearly" and not before the words it modifies or describes "a gallon of lemonade". Therefore, the type of error in the sentence is misplaced modifier.
