Question

Which revision fixes the misplaced modifier in the sentence?

The chipmunk has created a burrow and helped itself to my garden that often scampers through the yard.


a. The chipmunk has created a burrow that often scampers through the yard and helped itself to my garden.
b. The chipmunk has created a burrow, that often scampers through the yard, and helped itself to my garden.
c. The chipmunk has created a burrow and helped itself to my garden, that often scampers through the yard.
d. The chipmunk that often scampers through the yard has created a burrow and helped itself to my garden.
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct revision to fix the misplaced modifier in the sentence is option d:

The chipmunk that often scampers through the yard has created a burrow and helped itself to my garden.

Step-by-step explanation:

A misplaced modifier is a phrase or clause that is placed too far away from the word it modifies, causing confusion or ambiguity. In this sentence, the modifier "that often scampers through the yard" is placed right after "garden", so it appears to modify "garden" instead of "chipmunk".

Option d correctly places the modifier next to the word it modifies, "chipmunk", and makes the meaning clear.