Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
Question 13 • VT-SAT-Reading and Writing
Imagine that you are helping a peer revise an essay that includes this sentence: "The cowboy jumped from the horse laughing in the face of danger.” Which statements accurately explain why this sentence needs to be revised? Check all that apply.
Answer
A
The sentence makes it seem like the horse is laughing in the face of danger.
B
The sentence makes it seem like the horse jumped off of the cowboy.
C
The sentence makes it seem like the cowboy is laughing in the face of danger.
D
The participial phrase “laughing in the face of danger” is modifying the wrong noun.
E
The participial phrase “laughing in the face of danger” should be closer to “cowboy.”