Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

The photographer has filmed the guests dancing and eating in the party with a digital camera.

  1. has filmed the guests dancing and eating in the party with a digital camera

  2. in the party filmed the guests dancing and eating with digital camera

  3. with the digital camera filmed in the party, guests eating and dancing

  4. has filmed in the party the guests with a digital camera, dancing and eating

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

(E): The problem is of misplaced modifier. The choices (A), (B), (D) state that the guests were dancing and eating with the digital camera. Option (E) places the modifier correctly and states that the guests were filmed with the digital camera.

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