Identify the correct sentence.
A. The rescuers spotted the drowning man in the helicopter struggling to keep his head above water.
B. Struggling to keep his head above water in the helicopter, the rescuers spotted the drowning man.
C. In the helicopter, the rescuers spotted the drowning man struggling to keep his head above water.
D. Struggling to keep his head above water, the rescuers spotted the drowning man in the helicopter.
C
Right.
C. In the helicopter, the rescuers spotted the drowning man struggling to keep his head above water.
Well, well, well! Looks like the correct sentence is C. In this option, the sentence flow is smooth, and the phrases are in the right order. It's like the rescuers are riding around in a helicopter and suddenly, boom! They spot a drowning man struggling to stay afloat. Quite the dramatic scene, if you ask me!
C is the correct sentence: "In the helicopter, the rescuers spotted the drowning man struggling to keep his head above water."
To identify the correct sentence, we need to review the options and determine which one is grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning.
Option A: "The rescuers spotted the drowning man in the helicopter struggling to keep his head above water."
This sentence is grammatically correct. It starts with the subject "The rescuers" and clearly describes the action of spotting the drowning man in the helicopter.
Option B: "Struggling to keep his head above water in the helicopter, the rescuers spotted the drowning man."
This sentence has a misplaced modifier. The phrase "Struggling to keep his head above water" is intended to describe the drowning man, but it is placed before "in the helicopter," which creates confusion about who is struggling to keep his head above water.
Option C: "In the helicopter, the rescuers spotted the drowning man struggling to keep his head above water."
This sentence is grammatically correct. It starts with the prepositional phrase "In the helicopter," which gives context, and then describes the action of the rescuers spotting the drowning man struggling to keep his head above water.
Option D: "Struggling to keep his head above water, the rescuers spotted the drowning man in the helicopter."
This sentence is also grammatically correct. It starts with "Struggling to keep his head above water," which correctly describes the action of the drowning man, and then mentions the rescuers spotting him in the helicopter.
After reviewing all the options, the correct sentence is C: "In the helicopter, the rescuers spotted the drowning man struggling to keep his head above water." This sentence is grammatically correct and provides a clear and concise description of the events.