<em>We planned to take a trip to Asia in three years or less.</em>
The modifier "in three years or less" was misplaced.
- A <u>misplaced modifier</u> is a word or phrase which is separated from the subject it modifies, thus making the sentence syntactically incorrect as well as illogical:<em> I found the </em><u><em>stained</em></u><em> man's hankerchief</em>.
- A <u>squinting modifier</u> creates ambiguity in a sentence through its placement, by making it unclear which part it modifies (the one that comes before it or the one that comes after it): <em>Combing your hair </em><u><em>softly</em></u><em> detangles it</em>.
- A <u>dangling modifier</u> gives an information without clearly stating its subject in the sentence. It often consists of "<em>having</em> + past participle" or "<em>being</em> + past participle" constructions, like: <u><em>Being tired after the show</em></u><em>, going straight home was the best plan</em>.
The subgenre of the given poem is BALLAD.
Danny Reever is a poem by Rudyard Kipling. In 1890, it was one of the first of the Barrack-Room ballads. It is about a British soldier who is being executed in India. The execution was in full view of his regiment. The poem is composed of the remarks made by the spectators as they watch the soldier being hanged.
B: Service is being an active helper in the community and taking action that can be of benefit.
