Select the answer that corrects the modifier error (s) in the following sentence. Destroyed by fire, we searched for valuables in the ashes. A. We searched for valuables in the ashes destroyed by fire. B. We searched in the ashes destroyed by the fire. C. Destroyed by fire we searched the ashes for valuables.

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Rowdy

21 December, 12:50

Select the answer that corrects the modifier error (s) in the following sentence. Destroyed by fire, we searched for valuables in the ashes. A. We searched for valuables in the ashes destroyed by fire. B. We searched in the ashes destroyed by the fire. C. Destroyed by fire we searched the ashes for valuables.

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Joey · Answer 1

A

Explanation:

The answer is A because in the original sentence is given the idea that we were destroyed by something, in this case, fire, not the ashes. In that sense, the alternative A corrects that stating that we searched for valuables in the ashes, which were destroyed by the fire.

It is not B because it does not specify what we are searching in the ashes and it is not C as well because it gives the same wrong modifier as the original sentence, minus the comma.