Question

Which revision fixes the misplaced modifier in the sentence?

Filled with all sort of clutter, Gregory needed a whole day to clean up the room.

A.Gregory needed a whole day to clean the room filled with all sorts of clutter.

B.Gregory, filled with all sorts of clutter, needed a whole day to clean the room.

C.Filled with all sorts of clutter, Gregory, to clean the room, needed a whole day.

D.Filled with all sorts of clutter, a whole day was needed by Gregory to clean the room.

Answer 1

The answer to your question is A." Gregory needed  whole day to clean the room filled with clutter."

Answer 2

A misplaced modifier is a word, a phrase or a clause that is not properly separated from the word it needed to modify or describe. In this sentence, the room is being described or modified by: filled with all sort of clutter.

Question: Which revision fixes the misplaced modifier in the sentence?

Answer: A. Gregory needed a whole day to clean the room filled with all sorts of clutter.