Language
handbook
using modifiers
worksheet 5 dangling and misplaced modifiers
exercise a each of the following sentences contains a misplaced phrase. circle each
misplaced phrase. then, use an arrow to indicate where the phrase should be placed.
example 1. sonya saw a deer walking home from school
1. eating fish in the river, the couple on the bench saw three otters.
2. on top of the desk, my brother dropped his books.
3. dogs lunged at the snake barking wildly.
4. covered with egyptian hieroglyphics, the scientists were puzzled by the vase.
5. the car caught daniel's attention painted a deep purple.

I believe this is correct! ⬇

Explanation:

1.The couple on the bench saw three otters eating fish in the river.

2.My brother dropped his books on top of the desk.

3.The snake lunged at the dog barking wildly.

4.The scientists were puzzled by the vase covered with Egyptian hieroglyphics.

5.The car painted a deep purple caught Daniel's attention.

1. eating fish in the river is at at the end of the sentence.

2. on top of the desk at end of sentence.

3. Barking wildly goes at the beginning of sentence.

4. Covered...hieroglyphics at end of sentence.

5. Painted...purple begins sentence.

Explanation:

in the problem you wrote said that the taxi charges $0.070 per mile(which would be 7 cents per mile), but then in your suggested equation you have it as $0.70 per mile (which is 70 cents per mile).

the latter seems more realistic, so i will assume that the taxi costs $5.00 and charges $0.70 per mile with tolls costing an additional $3.50. and it asks you to find how far you can travel on $36.50.

let x the number of miles traveled. since the taxi charges $0.70 per mile, multiplying this by the miles traveled (x) will yield the cost of the taxi ride as far as how far it took you. then adding this amount to the cost of the taxi ($5.00) and the additional cost for the tolls ($3.50) will give you the total cost of the taxi ride ($36.50)

that is,

            (0.70)x + 5.00 + 3.50 = 36.50

adding the like terms on the left-hand side of this equation, we arrive at the following:

            (0.70)x + 8.50 = 36.50

subtracting 8.50 from both sides of the equation, we get:

            (0.70)x = 28.00

to solve for x, divide both sides of the equation above by the coefficient of x (that being, 0.70):

            x = 40

thus, you can travel up to 40 miles on $36.50