Question

the following sentence has a misplaced modifier.
the team raced to the field armed with their bats, balls, and mitts to practice for the game.
which revision best corrects the error in the sentence?
○ the team raced to the field to practice for the game, armed with their bats, balls, and mitts.
○ the team raced to the field to practice armed with their bats, balls, and mitts for the game.
○ armed with their bats, balls, and mitts, the team raced to the field to practice for the game.
○ the team raced armed with their bats, balls, and mitts to the field to practice for the game.

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, "armed with their bats, balls, and mitts" is intended to modify "the team" but is placed after "the field", creating confusion. We need to reposition the modifier so that it clearly modifies "the team".

• Option 1: "to practice for the game" is moved, but the modifier "armed with..." is still at the end, and the flow is less clear about the team being armed.
• Option 2: "armed with..." is placed after "to practice", which makes it seem like "to practice" is what is armed, which is illogical.
• Option 3: "Armed with their bats, balls, and mitts" is placed at the beginning, clearly modifying "the team" as it is the subject of the main clause "the team raced...", making the meaning clear.
• Option 4: "raced armed with..." is an awkward construction and does not clearly show that the team is armed while racing to the field.

Answer:

C. Armed with their bats, balls, and mitts, the team raced to the field to practice for the game.