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Which sentence shows the best placement for the modifier “with the shaggy fur”?
With the shaggy fur, we laughed at the dog who was catching the ball.
We laughed at the dog who was catching the ball with the shaggy fur.
We laughed at the dog with the shaggy fur who was catching the ball.
Catching the ball, we laughed at the dog who was with the shaggy fur.
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"We laughed at the dog with the shaggy fur who was catching the ball." (sentence 3)
Reason: the modifier "with the shaggy fur" directly follows and correctly describes "the dog."
Sentences 1 and 4 create dangling modifiers; sentence 2 makes it read as if the ball had shaggy fur.
Reason: the modifier "with the shaggy fur" directly follows and correctly describes "the dog."
Sentences 1 and 4 create dangling modifiers; sentence 2 makes it read as if the ball had shaggy fur.
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