Question

Decide whether the sentence below contains a misplaced and/or dangling
modifier or no error.

We saw three fires flying over the forest. (1 point)misplaced
dangling
both misplaced and dangling
no error

Answer 1

A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that has landed in the wrong place in the sentence. A modifier must be placed next to the word it modifies. When the modifier is incorrectly placed, the sentence either communicates meaning the writer did not intend--or makes no sense at all!

Answer 2

Throw mother out the window a rope.
Obviously, the writer doesn't mean to throw mother out the window, but to throw the rope out the window to mother.
Correct a misplaced modifier error by placing the modifier next to the word it modifies.

Answer 3

Hope this helps!! :)

Answer 4

It is not a dangling modifier because A dangling modifier has no word to logically modify. In other words, the modifer describes a word that does not appear in the sentence.