Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

A.) Baking in the oven, Kaleb thought the cake smelled great.

B.) Learning geometry in school can be quite a challenge.

C.) Cynthia's class will visit the state museum on Tuesday.

D.) Today, our choir group learned the lyrics to a beautiful song

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Zackery

19 December, 05:58

Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

A.) Baking in the oven, Kaleb thought the cake smelled great.

B.) Learning geometry in school can be quite a challenge.

C.) Cynthia's class will visit the state museum on Tuesday.

D.) Today, our choir group learned the lyrics to a beautiful song

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Rhianna Craig · Answer 1

Answer: A) Baking in the oven, Kaleb thought the cake smelled great.

Explanation: It is obvious that the modifier "Baking in the oven" is semantically related to the cake, but its position in the sentence makes it modify the subject Kaleb instead of the cake.

Rubi Lozano · Answer 2

The correct answer is A) Baking in the oven, Kaleb thought the cake smelled great.

The sentence that contains a misplaced modifier is "Baking in the oven, Kalleb thought the cake smelled great."

A misplaced modifier is a phrase or word that is not correctly separated from the word it pretends to modify. This is the reason why the sentence sounds incorrect or awkward. When you read the sentence it could sound confusing, even funny. In worst scenarios, the sentence can sound illogical. That is why the sentence that contains a misplaced modifier is "baking in the oven, Kaleb thought the cake smelled great."