Question

1. read the following sentence. then, select one answer for part a and one answer for part b.

twirling across the plain, trevor watched the tornado.
part a: choose the problem in the sentence.
misplaced modifier
subject - verb agreement
incorrect adjective or adverb usage
part b: choose the corrected sentence.
trevor watched the tornado twirling across the plain.
twirling across the plain, the tornado trevor watched.

Explanation:

Part A

The sentence "Twirling across the plain, Trevor watched the tornado" has a misplaced modifier. The participial phrase "Twirling across the plain" should modify the tornado (the one doing the twirling), but it's placed next to Trevor, which is illogical. Subject - verb agreement is not an issue here (Trevor watched - correct agreement), and there's no incorrect adjective or adverb usage. So the problem is a misplaced modifier.

We need to correct the misplaced modifier. In the original sentence, the modifier "Twirling across the plain" should describe the tornado. The sentence "Trevor watched the tornado twirling across the plain" correctly places the modifier next to the tornado, showing that the tornado is the one twirling across the plain. The other option "Twirling across the plain, the tornado Trevor watched" is illogical in structure.

Answer:

misplaced modifier

Part B