Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier, or if it is correct.

Question

Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier, or if it is correct.

Josie's project was a failure, having not prepared properly.
(1 point)
Responses

misplaced modifier
misplaced modifier

dangling modifier
dangling modifier

correct

Answer 1

misplaced modifier

Answer 2

This sentence contains a dangling modifier.

Answer 3

The sentence "Josie's project was a failure, having not prepared properly" contains a dangling modifier. The phrase "having not prepared properly" does not logically or grammatically modify any specific noun or pronoun in the sentence. To correct this, you can rephrase the sentence to make the subject of the introductory phrase clear. For example, you could say "Having not prepared properly, Josie's project was a failure." In this way, the phrase "having not prepared properly" is clearly modifying the subject "Josie's project."