Asked by Ivegot-U
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
Responses
We can take the orange line of the trolley all the way to downtown to see the play.
We can take the orange line of the trolley all the way to downtown to see the play.
Tony said he’d meet us by the fountain right outside the movie theater.
Tony said he’d meet us by the fountain right outside the movie theater.
Our neighbor in the blue house grows the most beautiful flowers.
Our neighbor in the blue house grows the most beautiful flowers.
The orange tabby cat sat on the windowsill with the crooked tail.
Responses
We can take the orange line of the trolley all the way to downtown to see the play.
We can take the orange line of the trolley all the way to downtown to see the play.
Tony said he’d meet us by the fountain right outside the movie theater.
Tony said he’d meet us by the fountain right outside the movie theater.
Our neighbor in the blue house grows the most beautiful flowers.
Our neighbor in the blue house grows the most beautiful flowers.
The orange tabby cat sat on the windowsill with the crooked tail.
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
The sentence that contains a misplaced modifier is:
**The orange tabby cat sat on the windowsill with the crooked tail.**
This implies that the windowsill has a crooked tail, rather than the cat. A clearer version would be: "The orange tabby cat with the crooked tail sat on the windowsill."
**The orange tabby cat sat on the windowsill with the crooked tail.**
This implies that the windowsill has a crooked tail, rather than the cat. A clearer version would be: "The orange tabby cat with the crooked tail sat on the windowsill."
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