Which sentence has all the modifiers in the correct place?

A. We saw a fence behind the shed made of barbed wire.

B. The teacher said the tests would be returned on Monday.

C. Ralph threw all the clothes in the hamper that he had worn.

D. The waiter served a tossed salad to the man with lots of dressing.

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Lexie Villarreal

23 November, 01:44

Which sentence has all the modifiers in the correct place?

A. We saw a fence behind the shed made of barbed wire.

B. The teacher said the tests would be returned on Monday.

C. Ralph threw all the clothes in the hamper that he had worn.

D. The waiter served a tossed salad to the man with lots of dressing.

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Trevino · Answer 1

B. The teacher said the tests would be returned on Monday

Modifiers are words or phrases that modify or change a noun. If you're a native English speaker modifiers can be hard to spot because your brain is smart. For example in option D, the modifiers [with lots of dressing] is supposed to describe the salad, but the modifier is in the wrong place. Instead, it describes the man as having lots of dressing. In Option C the modifiers describe the hamper as something Ralph wore. Option A describes the shed as something made of barbed wire. Option B is the only one correct.