A misplaced modifier is a word phrase or clause that is-01204
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vu eng001 Elementary English.
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Question 1:
A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it dscribes.
Indicate the error of misplaced modifier in the sentence from options given below
- Making only minimum wage, I nearly earned $2,000 last summer.
- The bus station was located by a river which was made of red brick.
- A fish was found in the Pacific Ocean that had been considered extinct.
Answer:
1. Making only minimum wage, I nearly earned $2,000 last summer (Misplaced phrases)2. The bus station was located by a river which was made of red brick (Misplaced words)3. A fish was found in the Pacific Ocean that had been considered extinct (Misplaced clauses)
