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Verbal Reasoning - English - English Grammar:

Misplaced Modifiers

MCQ - 638-4917

Question:

Coming back to the farm, the gruesome scene was seen by everyone in the car.

  1. the gruesome scene saw by everyone in the car.
  2. everyone in the car saw the gruesome scene.
  3. the gruesome scene was seen by everyone in the car.
  4. everyone in the car saw the gruesome scene.
  5. the gruesome scene being seen by everyone in the car.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The sentence is written with a dangling modifier, which makes the sentence read as though the "gruesome scene" was what was "coming back to the farm." The sentence needs to be restructured to clarify this problem. The only answer choice that does this is "everyone in the car saw the gruesome scene."

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