Question

Which words in the sentence are the misplaced participial phrase?

Throughout tryouts, James passed the basketball to his teammates trying to make a good impression.

A.
to his teammates

B.
passed the basketball

C.
trying to make a good impression

D.
Throughout tryouts

Answer 1

C. 'trying to make a good impression' because there should be a comma right after teammates and right before trying, it helps the sentence flow and makes it grammatically correct.