Imagine that you are helping a peer revise an essay that includes this sentence: "The cowboy jumped from the horse laughing in t
he face of danger.” Which statements accurately explain why this sentence needs to be revised? Check all that apply. The sentence makes it seem like the horse is laughing in the face of danger. The sentence makes it seem like the horse jumped off of the cowboy. The sentence makes it seem like the cowboy is laughing in the face of danger. The participial phrase “laughing in the face of danger” is modifying the wrong noun. The participial phrase “laughing in the face of danger” should be closer to “cowboy.”
The sentence makes it seem like the horse is laughing in the face of danger.
The participial phrase “laughing in the face of danger” is modifying the wrong noun.
The participial phrase “laughing in the face of danger” should be closer to “cowboy.”
These are the reasons why the sentence should be revised. The way the phrase "laughing in the face of danger" is placed in the sentence leads to several confusing assumptions. The sentence makes it seem like the horse is the one who is laughing in the face of danger. This is because the sentence is placed in a way that it modifies the wrong noun: "horse" instead of "cowboy." If the sentence were to be rewritten, and the phrase was placed closer to "cowboy," this problem would be fixed.