Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier? The game was delayed until next Saturday when the rain soaked the field. The company party is in the park where the volleyball net stands. The hungry travelers entered the restaurant where dinner was waiting. The number of riders explains why the bus arrives late each morning.

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Gretel

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18 January, 07:52

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier? The game was delayed until next Saturday when the rain soaked the field. The company party is in the park where the volleyball net stands. The hungry travelers entered the restaurant where dinner was waiting. The number of riders explains why the bus arrives late each morning.

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Randall Curry · Answer 1

The game was delayed until next Saturday when the rain soaked the field.

Explanation:

A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies / describes. Because of the separation, sentences with this error often sound awkward, ridiculous, or confusing.

In this particular sentence, the clause when the rain soaked the field is a misplaced modifier because it is put in the wrong place in the sentence.

The sentence should be written as:

"When the rain soaked the field, the game was delayed until next Saturday."