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Read the sentence.

A woman opened the door screaming for her kids to be quiet.
Which revision most effectively corrects the misplaced modifier in the sentence?
a-A woman opened the door and screamed for her kids to be quiet.
b-Opening the door screaming for her kids, a woman told them to be quiet.
c-Screaming for her kids to be quiet, a door was opened by a woman.

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the answer happens to be A
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The answer is A: A woman opened the door and screamed for her kids to be quiet. This revision puts the sequence of actions in a simple and clear order, helping the understanding of the declaration. One can perceive that two actions occured: 1) A woman opened the door; 2) screamed for her kids to be quiet. The word and connects the two sentences.

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