A) affect is the best word to complete this
<span>these are examples of dangling modifers:
I was late for the school bus again. Running for the bus, my book fell in the mud.
(Was the book running for the school bus? It's the only nearby noun beside mud.)
Deciding to join the navy, the recruiter enthusiastically pumped Joe's hand.
(Was the recruiter deciding to join the navy? The only other option is Joe's hand.)
Upon entering the doctor's office, a skeleton caught my attention.
(Was the skeleton entering the doctor's office? The only other option is my attention.)
in the example you gave "the point" did not read the essay, the only other option is :unclear. So the answer is C.</span>
The award for excellence in architectural design will go to the architect _whom_ the committee selects
Antecedent _architect_.
From the dictionary:
Antecedent: a word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to:
In the sentence "He picked a book off the shelf and handed it to Sally", "book" is the antecedent of "it
Making a personal connection with the text and interacting with the text will give it meaning to the reader
