Asked by Marie

Choose the correct sentence
A) The patient is a 13-year-old female weighing 100 pounds who has a sprained wrist.
B) The patient is a 13-year-old female with a sprained wrist weighing 100 pounds.

I answered A
Answered by Ms. Sue
Do the pounds have a sprained wrist??

Or does the female have the sprained wrist?

Watch out for misplaced modifiers!
Answered by Marie
Got it so it should be B Thanks:)
Answered by Writeacher
B is also weird. Is it the wrist that weighs 100 pounds?? :-/
Answered by Ms. Sue
Oops! I didn't catch that.

The question is flawed.
Answered by Writeacher
It's definitely a bad question!!
Answered by Ms. Sue
This would be better.

The patient, a 13-year-old female weighing 100 pounds, has a sprained wrist.
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