Read the following sentence.

Wafting through the streets, the fresh-baked bread smelled delicious.

Which type of modifier error, if any, does the above sentence contain?

A.

dangling modifier

B.

squinting modifier

C.

misplaced modifier

D.

The sentence is correct as it is written.

The correct answer would be option C. The type of modifier error in the given sentence above is a misplaced modifier. A misplaced modifier is a phrase or clause that is awkwardly placed in the sentence making it appear that it is modifying a word that it is not supposed to be modified by it. This makes the sentence's thought ridiculous or confusing. Wafting through the streets is the misplaced modifier and it appears that it is modifying the word "bread".