Question

The following sentence has a misplaced modifier. The group members met on Saturday working on the project together. Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?

a) The group members who were working on the project together met on Saturday.
b) Working on the project together on Saturday, the group members met.
c) On Saturday, the group members who were working on the project met together.
d) The group members met working on the project together on Saturday.

Answer 1

The correct answer is a) The group members who were working on the project together met on Saturday. In grammar, a modifier is an optional element in phrase structure or clause structure. A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies/describes. Due to this separation, sentences seem sound awkward, ridiculous, or confusing.

Answer 2

A modifier is an optional element in phrase structure or clause structure, they modify aka. change the meaning of another element in the structure, in this case, the right answer would be letter A.

a) The group members who were working on the project together met on Saturday.