<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>.
Answer:
Diane couldn't concentrate on General Hospital because Santana, her beagle who had been cooped up in the house all day, wanted to take a long walk around the lake.
Explanation:
Commas in this case go after the word Santana and after the word day.
The objective with this sentence is too pay careful attention to its grammar construction.
The connector because in this case is a subordinating linker which means that it is connecting a subordinate clause to an independent one and the comma is not necessary.
Answer:
The weather has been nice but, it may snow again any day.
