Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Walking along the fjord, the mountains looked beautiful to us.
- Step 1: A phrase at the beginning of a sentence must describe the subject that follows. Step 2. In the sentence 'Walking along the fjord, the mountains looked beautiful to us.' 'walking along the fjord' seems to describe 'the mountains', which cannot walk. Answer: the sentence beginning 'Walking along the fjord, the mountains'. Why not the others: In the others the walkers are the subject or the clause has its own subject.
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