Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. Running at great speed, the spectators watched the racers. . . B. Blow
ing from the north, the pines were tossed by the wind. . . C. After searching for hours, the lost girl was happily found. . . D. Doing her homework, Maya was distracted by the cat.
The phrase "Doing her homework" is talking about Maya, who was distracted by the cat while she was in the middle of that action. So, this sentence is written correctly. The other sentences have misplaced phrases. A: Who was running: the espectators or the racers?; B: The pines were blowing ?; C: Who was searching for hours? None of them make sense.
The correct answer of the given question above would be option D. The sentence that is written correctly is: Doing her homework, Maya was distracted by the cat. This is a correct sentence because this is the only sentence that does not contain a misplaced modifier. "Doing her homework" phrase clearly presents that it is describing the subject "Maya".
