The following sentence has a misplaced modifier. Tired of studying and writing research papers, summer vacation came as a relief to the student. Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?

A. Summer vacation came as a relief to studying and writing research papers for the student.

B. Relief to the student came as summer vacation, which was tired of studying and writing research papers.

C. Summer vacation came as a relief to the student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers.

D. The student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers, came to summer vacation as a relief.

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21 November, 03:34

The following sentence has a misplaced modifier. Tired of studying and writing research papers, summer vacation came as a relief to the student. Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?

A. Summer vacation came as a relief to studying and writing research papers for the student.

B. Relief to the student came as summer vacation, which was tired of studying and writing research papers.

C. Summer vacation came as a relief to the student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers.

D. The student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers, came to summer vacation as a relief.

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Julien Friedman · Answer 1

C.

Summer vacation came as a relief to the student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers.

Russell Whitehead · Answer 2

The sentence that sounds the best when you read it out loud is:

C. Summer vacation came as a relief to the student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers.

If you read all the sentences out loud they all sound weird except for this one.