i keep getting this wrong, Anyone know what the heck a modifier is??

Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.

We saw three shooting stars walking across the street to our neighbor's house for a potluck dinner.

For a potluck dinner, we saw three shooting stars walking across the street to our neighbor's house.

Walking across the street to our neighbor's house for a potluck dinner, we saw three shooting stars.

Question

i keep getting this wrong, Anyone know what the heck a modifier is??

    Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers.
    		

    We saw three shooting stars walking across the street to our neighbor's house for a potluck dinner.
    		

    For a potluck dinner, we saw three shooting stars walking across the street to our neighbor's house. 

    Walking across the street to our neighbor's house for a potluck dinner, we saw three shooting stars.

kyanthedoodle · Answer

A modifier is basically a group of words that give detail.

anonymous · Answer

...they all give detail

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Yes, but some of them are confusing. Take a look at the first one. It implies the the three shooting stars are walking across the street. That's just absurd!

anonymous · Answer

oh ok... so it would be the 3rd one?

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Indeed.

anonymous · Answer

thanks ^_^