Multiple choice

After it dumped the mutineers of the coast of Liberia, the schooner sped away and reaching the Gulf of Guinea two days later, dropped anchor, and the captain went to look for fresh crew.

  1. After it dumped the mutineers of the coast of Liberia, the schooner sped away and reaching the Gulf of Guinea two days later, dropped anchor, and the captain went to look for fresh crew.

  2. Since dumping the mutineers off the coast of Liberia, the schooner speeded away and reached the Gulf of Guinea two days later, where the captain dropped anchor and went looking for fresh crew.

  3. Since dumping the mutineers of the coast of Liberia, the schooner sped away and reached the Gulf of Guinea two days later, where the captain dropping anchor went looking for fresh crew.

  4. After it dumped the mutineers off the coast of Liberia, the schooner sped away and reached the Gulf of Guinea two days later, where it dropped anchor and the captain went looking for fresh crew.

  5. After the schooner dumped the mutineers off the coast of Liberia, it sped away and reached the Gulf of Guinea two days later, where the captain dropped anchor and went looking for fresh crew.
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Explanation

Correct. The option removes the error of missing modifier by introducing 'the schooner' as the antecedent. The use of 'off' removes the ambiguity in the sentence. 'Went looking for' is idiomatically better than 'went to look for'.

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