Question

the following sentence has a misplaced modifier. christine walked toward the playing field carrying her hockey stick. which sentence places the modifier in the correct location? ○ christine carrying her hockey stick walked toward the playing field. ○ christine walked carrying her hockey stick toward the playing field. ○ carrying her hockey stick, christine walked toward the playing field. ○ christine, walking toward the playing field, carrying her hockey stick.

Explanation:

A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies or describes. In the original sentence, "carrying her hockey stick" is a participial phrase that should modify "Christine" to show she was carrying the stick while walking.

• Option 1: "Christine carrying her hockey stick walked toward the playing field" is awkwardly structured.
• Option 2: "Christine walked carrying her hockey stick toward the playing field" makes it seem like she walked toward the field while carrying the stick toward it, which is illogical.
• Option 3: "Carrying her hockey stick, Christine walked toward the playing field" correctly places the participial phrase at the beginning to modify "Christine", showing she was carrying the stick as she walked toward the field.
• Option 4: "Christine, walking toward the playing field, carrying her hockey stick" is a fragment, not a complete sentence.

Answer:

C. Carrying her hockey stick, Christine walked toward the playing field.