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QuizMultiple Choice

Parts of Speech and Modifiers

Question 8 • SS-English Language Arts 7

A student wrote the following sentence.Shareese’s grandmother came to her graduation from Texas.How can the student best correct the misplaced modifier in her sentence?

Answer
A
She can place the phrase “from Texas” after “Shareese’s.”
B
She can place “from Texas” at the very beginning of the sentence.
C
She can place the phrase “from Texas” before the word “graduation.”
D
She can place the phrase “from Texas” after the word “grandmother.”

Explanation

The phrase “from Texas” should describe Shareese’s grandmother, not her graduation. Placing it after “grandmother” makes that relationship clear: “Shareese’s grandmother from Texas came to her graduation.”

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