Participial Phrase: found their house destroyed by fire.
Word Modified: house
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Comment the correct answer.
C....................................................
The underlined participial phrase which is "continuing to stir the soup", is placed incorrectly. The correct sentence should be, "The phone rang and my mother, continuing to stir the soup, answered it". Why is it misplaced? Putting the participial phrase at the beginning of the sentence makes it a dangling modifier because it does not clearly state the specific word it modifies. In the corrected sentence, it is clear now who is being described with the phrase "continuing to stir the soup", which is the "mother".
Answer:
C
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,"
Explanation:
Answer C describes how the narrator was aroused by his unexpected guest's knocking at the door. Therefore, this best supports the idea that the speaker wasn't expecting anyone to come by.
