Please advise me: 1/Choose the sentence showing a misplaced or dangling modifier
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Please advise me:
1/Choose the sentence showing a misplaced or dangling modifier.
a/ At the age of four, my biological grandfather passed away in White Hall, Montana.
b/ All (i.e., all answers have misplaced modifiers)
c/ Sick Sarah went to visit a doctor with nausea.
d/ Sitting at Central Park, the outdoor musical performance was outstanding.
e/ Pedro encountered many new museums walking through New York.
2/ Which answer choice shows correct usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation?
a/ none (i.e., each sentence has one or more errors)
b/ You're right; Coldplay is definitely better then Band of Horses.
c/ Their starting the movie any minute, so hurry up with the popcorn!
d/ In middle school she got sent to the principle almost weekly.
e/ Its too late to turn back now; let’s keep going
3/ Choose the sentence that most clearly and simply describes the event.
a/The runner was tagged out by the second baseman, who caught the ball that had been thrown by the catcher.
b/The catcher threw the ball to the second baseman, who tagged out the runner.
c/The second baseman tagged out the runner after catching the ball that had been thrown by the catcher, who had the ball first
d/The ball was thrown by the catcher to the second baseman, and then the runner was tagged out by the second baseman.
e/ Having thrown the ball to the second baseman, the catcher helped put out the runner, who was tagged by the second baseman.
Explanation / Answer
1. The answer is Option C. Because the modifier is misplaced her one can interpret that either Sarah had nausea or the doctor had nausea.
2. The answer is Option B. All the words Have no spelling errors, the proper Bois start with the capital letter, and the punctuation marks used are also correct.
3. The answer is Option B. It states out the events chronologically in the almost clear and simple fashion.
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