Question

Is the underlined participial phrase correctly placed or misplaced?

I admired the large painting waiting in the hotel lobby.



A.
correctly placed participial phrase


B.
misplaced participial phrase

waiting in the hotel lobby is underlined

Answer 1

walk me through the question

Answer 2

Well first off what do you think your answer is?

Answer 3

give reasons why somthing the way it is i want to improve

Answer 4

Oh okay thank you, you actually want to learn I'm proud

Answer 5

ok so u said that if its present it ends in ing?

Answer 6

Yup yup

Answer 7

Okay here let me give you some examples okay?

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

First we're going to start of with misplaced

Answer 10

ok

Answer 11

EXAMPLES:

1. Jane saw the corpse while preparing dinner.

2. After eating dinner, she spoke with it.

3. Believing she had gone insane, her family took her the doctor.

4. The doctor reviewed her medical history before speaking to her.

5. Secluded in the sanitorium, the patients frequently got better.

Answer 12

Those are misplaced

Answer 13

ok

Answer 14

See how silly those sound?

Answer 15

yes

Answer 16

EXAMPLES:

1. While reading the comics, the paper was written. (dangling)

2. Grazing on the grass, the women observed the cows. (misplaced)

3. The patients were given the proper treatments after observing their conditions. (dangling)

4. Placed in a tidy bundle, we left the newspapers at the door. (misplaced)

5. The problem will be clear when examining the data. (dangling)

Answer 17

EXAMPLES:

1. INCORRECT: Placed in a tidy bundle, we left the newspapers at the door.

CORRRECT: After we placed them in a tidy bundle, we left

the newspapers at the door. (strategy 1)

2. INCORRECT: Grazing on the grass, the women observed the cows.

CORRECT: The women observed the cows grazing on the grass. (strategy 2)

3. INCORRECT: The problem will be clear when examining the data.

Answer 18

i see

Answer 19

the misplaced are all jumbled up

Answer 20

Sooo from the information I have given you what do you think your answer is?

Answer 21

misplaced

Answer 22

And yes they sound silly and they're not really something you'd use in your everyday speech right?

Answer 23

it says the painting itself is waiting in the lobby

Answer 24

Well yeah but I actually think this one is correct

Answer 25

how come?

Answer 26

oh i see

Answer 27

Okay it's just saying I admired the large painting nothing about it seems wrong

Answer 28

I admired the large painting waiting in the hotel lobby.
i just thought it really meant it was waiting

Answer 29

sooooooo should i move on?

Answer 30

Nope ^-^

Answer 31

ok

Answer 32

And yep we should