Pls choose the sentence that contains a misplaced modifier. a) with only five seconds left, the game was tied. b) on the court, the excited fans cheered the players. c) all four of the morenos were screaming wildly. d) in the last second, their team made the winning basket.

[ Answer ]

With only five seconds left, the game was tied

[ Explanation ]

Corrected Version: The game was tied with only five seconds left

A misplaced modifier is a word or phrase that has been misplaced from the word it describes. The word tied should be before the words  five seconds, because the word tied describes the word five seconds. Make ,sure that the word that describes the subject are always next to each other, or else it will be a misplaced modifier.

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