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A student wrote the following sentence.

Shareese’s grandmother came to her graduation from Texas.

How can the student best correct the misplaced modifier in her sentence?

She can place the phrase “from Texas” after “Shareese’s.”
She can place “from Texas” at the very beginning of the sentence.
She can place the phrase “from Texas” before the word “graduation.”
She can place the phrase “from Texas” after the word “grandmother.”

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Answer:

D. She can place the phrase “from Texas” after the word “grandmother.”

Step-by-step explanation:

User Alberto Rivera
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She should place it after grandmother. The last choice you listed above…..grandmother from Texas
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