Before leaving for the day, this work should be completed.
A. Properly constructed sentence
B. Dangler
C. Misplaced part
D. Comma splice
C
I think it is a Dangler
But my teacher says its wrong and she is not giving me the reason why
Yes.
To identify if this sentence has a misplaced part, we need to understand the concept of a misplaced part in a sentence. A misplaced part refers to a word or phrase that is not in its proper position in the sentence, resulting in confusion or ambiguity.
In the given sentence, "Before leaving for the day" is placed at the beginning of the sentence. This introductory phrase indicates a time frame or condition before the action of leaving for the day. However, it is not clear what action or task is being referred to. The sentence does not provide an explicit subject or verb to give context to the introductory phrase.
A clearer version of the sentence could be, "Before leaving for the day, ensure that this work is completed." Here, the subject "you" is implied, and the verb "ensure" is added to make the sentence grammatically correct and easily understood.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. Misplaced part.