Select the sentence that avoids a misplaced modifier:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Hovering above the forest canopy, the drone captured thermal footage of the rare tiger.
- Step 1: The modifier 'Hovering above the forest canopy' must describe the agent hovering (the drone), not the footage or the tiger. Step 2. In sentence A, the drone is the immediate subject following the participial clause. Answer: Hovering above the forest canopy, the drone captured thermal footage of the rare tiger. Why not the others: In B, 'footage' hovers; in C and D, the tiger hovers above the canopy.
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