The following sentence has a misplaced modifier.Tired of studying and writing research papers, summer vacation came as a relief to the student.Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?
Answer
A
Summer vacation came as a relief to studying and writing research papers for the student.
B
Relief to the student came as summer vacation, which was tired of studying and writing research papers.
C
Summer vacation came as a relief to the student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers.
D
The student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers, came to summer vacation as a relief.
Explanation
The opening phrase “Tired of studying and writing research papers” describes the student, not summer vacation. Choice C places that description next to “the student,” making clear who was tired. The other revisions either attach the phrase to the wrong thing or change the sentence’s meaning.
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