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Vuxicon MediaEmp Posted 14 years ago
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Which of these two sentences is correct?
A. Elizabeth was stopped by the police while running late for a meeting.
B. While running late for a meeting, Elizabeth was stopped by the police.
B. While running late for a meeting, Elizabeth was stopped by the police.
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It's B - The first one -A- falls into the trap of being a misplaced modifier Descriptions should always come before or after the noun they describe. This is to avoid confusion as to whether you mean 'the police' or 'Elizabeth' are 'running late for the meeting' Also in more detail: Misplaced Modifier
- It's B - The first one -A- falls into the trap of being a misplaced modifier Descriptions should always come before or after the noun they describe.
- This is to avoid confusion as to whether you mean 'the police' or 'Elizabeth' are 'running late for the meeting' Also in more detail: Misplaced Modifier
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It's B - The first one -A- falls into the trap of being a misplaced modifier
Descriptions should always come before or after the noun they describe. This is to avoid confusion as to whether you mean 'the police' or 'Elizabeth' are 'running late for the meeting'
Also in more detail:
Descriptions should always come before or after the noun they describe. This is to avoid confusion as to whether you mean 'the police' or 'Elizabeth' are 'running late for the meeting'
Also in more detail:
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