Question

Please help

1) Determine if the following sentence contains a misplaced modifier, a dangling modifier, or is correct as is.
Mia's project was a failure, having not prepared properly.
a. Misplaced modifier
b. Dangling modifier
c. Correct as is

2) Identify the underlined phrase in the following sentence (After several minutes is underlined)
After several minutes, Jazmine finally located her car keys.
a. Gerund
b. Participial
c. Prepositional
d. Infinitive

3) Read the following passage from the story "Poor Fish".
But I still felt profoundly astonished, and although she went on repeating that she was mad about me, I failed to be convinced. And so, on other occasions, when we went out together, I couldn't keep from harping on the subject, partly for the pleasure of hearing her say it again, and partly because I found it hard to believe.
The type of conflict the narrator faces in this passage can best be identified as
a. Person vs. society
b. Person vs. nature
c. Person vs. self
d. Person vs. person

Answer 1

The sentence contains a misplaced modifier. The underlined phrase is a prepositional phrase. The type of conflict the narrator faces is person vs. self.

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Mia's project was a failure, having not prepared properly.
The sentence contains a misplaced modifier. The phrase 'having not prepared properly' is modifying 'Mia's project' instead of the subject of the sentence. It should be rephrased to clarify who did not prepare properly, for example, 'Mia's project, which she did not prepare for properly, was a failure.'

2) After several minutes, Jazmine finally located her car keys.
The underlined phrase is a prepositional phrase. It is functioning as an adverb, modifying the verb 'located.' It answers the question 'when' Jazmine finally located her car keys.

3) The type of conflict the narrator faces in this passage can best be identified as Person vs. self. The narrator is struggling with their own doubts and skepticism, constantly questioning and being unconvinced despite the other person's reassurances.

Answer 2

1) A- If the modifier is put in front making it the beginning of the sentence then makes sense.
2)D
3)D- Because the main character is not arguing with herself, but another person.