Question

Identify the sentence that follows with the misplaced modifier: a. We do not know the troubles or challenges she faces. b. Wasps attacked furiously while we were in the garden! c. Covered in chocolate, our guests enjoyed freshly picked strawberries. d. Back from her European vacation, Natalie described her most exciting moments. e. Dressed for dinner, Abdul waited patiently for his date to arrive.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. Covered in chocolate, our guests enjoyed freshly picked strawberries.

Explanation:

Misplaced modifiers are those groups of words or phrases that are put in a sentence but do not modify the intended word. Rather, they are placed in such a way that they seem to modify an unintended thing which makes the whole sentence seem awkward.

The misplaced modifier in the given options is seen in option c where the modifier "covered in chocolate" is used in such a way that it seems to modify the "guests" rather than the intended "strawberries'. This makes the sentence seem like the guests were covered in chocolate and not the strawberries.

Thus, the sentence with the misplaced modifier is option c.