Question

Which of the following choices best describes the error in this sentence?

The man is a scientist with a keen sense of observation and who dedicates long hours in the lab.
A. Misplaced modifier
B. Dangling modifier
C. Fragment
D. Uneven parallelism

Answer 1

A. Misplaced modifier

The sentence could have been structured as, "The man, who dedicates long hours in the lab, is a scientist with a keen sense of observation."
This reconstructed sentence is accurate and grammatically sensitive that the former proposed.