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Which sentence has modifiers in the right place to make its meaning clear?

A. 

The police bulletin said the suspect was a large man with very large ears, weighing perhaps 250 pounds.

B. 

Weighing perhaps 250 pounds, the police bulletin said the suspect was a large man with very large ears.

C. 

The police bulletin said the suspect was a large man, weighing perhaps 250 pounds, with very large ears.​

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Answer:

B.

Weighing perhaps 250 pounds, the police bulletin said the suspect was a large man with very large ears.

Step-by-step explanation:

Modifiers in a sentence is said to be when an adverb or an adjective is used in a phrase, clause or in-order to give more clarity to a given sentence.

This modifier goes a long way to make sure that the meaning behind the sentence is clarified. For example, He went to the 5 star restaurant to have a vegetarian meal. The word, Vegetarian is the modifier to meal.

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