Question

Identify the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence contains no error, select C.

Answer 1

The answer was is 2. misplaced modifier

Answer 2

Answer:

4. dangling modifier

Explanation:

A dangling modifier refers to a word or phrase that is too distant from the word it intends to modify - which causes ambiguity - or that does not possess any word to modify at all. As a result, the expression when an old woman should be closer to the noun it modifies, which is Mrs. Jones. Thus, the revised sentence is:

The boy visited Mrs. Jones in the nursing home when she was an old woman.