Which sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier? A. Excited by the snow, the boy could not wait to get out of school. B. Reading to learn new things can be fun. C. To understand a foreign language, a class must be taken. D. Often people like sitting quietly and reading.

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Kayla Gallegos

21 July, 11:22

Which sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier? A. Excited by the snow, the boy could not wait to get out of school. B. Reading to learn new things can be fun. C. To understand a foreign language, a class must be taken. D. Often people like sitting quietly and reading.

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Shannon Barnett · Answer 1

Shannon Barnett 21 July, 12:43

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The correct answer is D.

Triston Monroe · Answer 2

It's D because 'quietly' has 2 target words, such as 'sitting' and 'reading'. Wrongly positioned right after 'sitting ' confuses the reader. This misplacing can be corrected by moving it at the end of the sentence.