Question

Rewrite the following sentences, shifting unclear modifiers to their correct place.
1. Jane and Jim only have one child.
2. She merely went to New York to see her editor.
3. Last month he almost got enough speeding tickets to lose his license.
4. She's so lazy, she won't even pickup the phone when she's sitting next to it.
5. Kevin had scarcely walked one block when he remembered he had left his lunch at home.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Jane and Jim have only one child.

2. She went merely to New York to see her editor.

3. Last month he got almost enough speeding tickets to lose his license.

4. She's so lazy, she won't pickup the phone even when she's sitting next to it.

5. Kevin  scarcely had walked one block when he remembered he had left his lunch at home.

Explanation: