Which sentence best corrects the misplaced modifier? A) moored in the harbor during the hurricane that swept threw our area in the past few days suffered damage during the hurricane. B) in the past few days during the hurricane that swept through our area, the sail boat suffered damage in the harbor. C) The sail boat moored in the harbor suffered damage during the hurricane that swept through our area in the past few days. D) during the hurricane that swept through our area in the past few days, the sailboat suffered damage moored in the harbor

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Ishaan Salazar

26 June, 08:33

Which sentence best corrects the misplaced modifier? A) moored in the harbor during the hurricane that swept threw our area in the past few days suffered damage during the hurricane. B) in the past few days during the hurricane that swept through our area, the sail boat suffered damage in the harbor. C) The sail boat moored in the harbor suffered damage during the hurricane that swept through our area in the past few days. D) during the hurricane that swept through our area in the past few days, the sailboat suffered damage moored in the harbor

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Joyce Yoder · Answer 1

The sail boat moored in the harbor suffered damage during the hurricane that swept through our area in the past few days.

Explanation:

A misplaced modifier is a phrase, word or clause that is separated or misplaced from the word that modifies.

For example: I found red my house.

Should be, I found my red house.

Micaela Mason · Answer 2

The sailboat, moored in the harbour, suffered damage during the hurricane that swept through our area in the past few days