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Which revision corrects the misplaced modifier in this sentence?

Made of brick, the boys saw a wall behind the house later that afternoon.

A wall behind the house made of brick was what the boys saw.

The boys saw a wall behind the house made of brick later that afternoon.

Later that afternoon, the boys saw a wall made of brick behind the house.

What the boys saw, later that afternoon made of brick, was a wall behind the house.

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Later that afternoon,the boys saw a wall of broke behind the house
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C) Later that afternoon, the boys saw a wall made of brick behind the house.


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Which revision corrects the misplaced modifier in this sentence? Made of brick, the-example-1
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