Explanation:
Note, in the English Language, the term modifier refers to a word, phrase, or clause that is used to modify (or adds meaning to) other words in a sentence. Note, the modifier of the sentence is bolded.
1. "On her way, Jan found a gold man's watch." Here, the word 'a' (a proposition) acts as a modifier of the word, <em>"gold man's watch".</em>
<em>2. </em>"The child ate a cold dish of cereal for breakfast this morning." Here, the phrase<em>"a cold dish of" </em>modifies the word "child ate", And the word, <em>"this" </em>modifies the word "morning".
3. "The torn student's book lay on the desk." Here, the word, <em>"on the"</em> acts as the modifier of the phrase, "The torn student's book lay".
4. "Just John was picked to host the program," Here, the phrase <em>"was picked to" modify the phrase, "</em>host the program".
The best way to eliminate wordiness is the following:
<em> The audience gave the guest speaker a standing ovation.</em>
Wordiness is the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. The phrase <em>"to give a standing ovation"</em> already comprises the ideas of "rose up" and <em>"applauded"</em>. Thus, they are not necessary in the sentence. Replacing those words with the words <em>"gave the guest speaker a standing ovation"</em> is the right way to eliminate wordiness in that sentence.
"between the two countries"
A prepositional phrase needs to contain a preposition, in this case it would be "between". As well it needs to modify the sentence and it should mention the object of the sentence. So "between the two countries" is correct.
A feeling of distress, caused by loss or something else that has tragically happened.
