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Review: Identifying Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers, Answer 7.1
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- Question:
- Covered with bowls of strawberries, plates of bread and cheese, trays of squares and cookies, and huge frosted cakes, the OK Dance Club had organized a magnificent tea.
- Answer:
- The answer contains a misplaced modifier is correct.
- Explanation:
- This sentence does contain a misplaced modifier. The phrase covered with bowls of strawberries, plates of bread and cheese, trays of squares and cookies, and huge frosted cakes is illogically modifying the noun phrase the OK Dance Club.
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