1. (1) On the last day of February, Forrest wanted to see whether or not it was finally warming up outside. (2) To find out, he donned his favorite coat, which he had received for his birthday, and headed outdoors. (3) He shut the door behind him, locked it, and started walking to the nearby library. (4) Collecting into tiny pools, Forrest watched the icicles hanging from the trees slowly melt onto the sidewalk. Which sentence should be revised to correct a misplaced modifier?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
2. (1) The family attorney told Amber McCoy that there would not be a better offer than from the Hatfields. (2) As a result, Amber signed the unfavorable agreement with a grudge. (3) Even as she signed the agreement, she swore that the Hatfields had not been the last of the McCoys, and vowed to get even. (4) It was in this way that a generations-long feud began between the two families, which were once neighborly with each other. Which sentence should be revised to correct a misplaced modifier?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
3. (1) Ms. Cortez said after the science lesson that the students would be able to enjoy a break. (2) For almost the entire morning, the students had been studying for the upcoming state test. (3) Ms. Cortez knew that many of her students were losing focus, since the material was very dense and dry. (4) With as much energy as she could muster, Ms. Cortez pressed on, trying her best to engage the class and make it as interesting as possible. Which sentence should be revised to correct a misplaced modifier?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
Is this correct?
1. D
2. A
3. B
D, B, A?
1. D. sentence 4 - "Collecting into tiny pools, Forrest watched the icicles hanging from the trees slowly melt onto the sidewalk." This sentence should be revised to "Forrest watched the icicles hanging from the trees slowly melt onto the sidewalk, collecting into tiny pools."
2. A. sentence 1 - "The family attorney told Amber McCoy that there would not be a better offer than from the Hatfields." This sentence should be revised to "Amber McCoy was told by the family attorney that there would not be a better offer than from the Hatfields."
3. B. sentence 2 - "For almost the entire morning, the students had been studying for the upcoming state test." This sentence should be revised to "The students had been studying for the upcoming state test for almost the entire morning."
Yes, your answers are correct:
1. D - sentence 4 should be revised to correct a misplaced modifier. The modifier "Collecting into tiny pools" is separated from its intended subject "icicles hanging from the trees" by the phrase "Forrest watched," resulting in a misplaced modifier.
2. A - sentence 1 should be revised to correct a misplaced modifier. The modifier "from the Hatfields" is separated from its intended subject "better offer" by the word "not," resulting in a misplaced modifier.
3. B - sentence 2 should be revised to correct a misplaced modifier. The modifier "For almost the entire morning" is separated from its intended subject "the students" by the phrase "the students had been studying for the upcoming state test," resulting in a misplaced modifier.
Yes, your answers are correct.
For question 1, the sentence that should be revised to correct a misplaced modifier is sentence 4 "Collecting into tiny pools, Forrest watched the icicles hanging from the trees slowly melt onto the sidewalk." The modifier "Collecting into tiny pools" should be placed right next to the word it modifies, which is "icicles." So, the revised sentence would be "Forrest watched the icicles hanging from the trees slowly melt onto the sidewalk, collecting into tiny pools."
For question 2, the sentence that should be revised is sentence 1 "The family attorney told Amber McCoy that there would not be a better offer than from the Hatfields." Here, the modifier "from the Hatfields" is misplaced. It should be placed right next to "offer" to clarify that the offer is coming from the Hatfields. The revised sentence would be "The family attorney told Amber McCoy that there would not be a better offer than the one from the Hatfields."
For question 3, the sentence that should be revised is sentence 2 "For almost the entire morning, the students had been studying for the upcoming state test." The modifier "for almost the entire morning" is misplaced. It should be placed next to the action it modifies, which is "studying." The revised sentence would be "The students had been studying for the upcoming state test for almost the entire morning."
3. Did she speak after the lesson?
2. was the agreement holding a grudge?