Choose the version of the sentence below that has correctly placed modifiers.

A. Carrie said that there was nothing like a cold soft drink, frosty and foaming, on a hot day.

B.

Frosty and foaming, Carrie said that there was nothing like a cold soft drink on a hot day.

C.

A cold soft drink on a hot day was frosty and foaming as Carrie said there was nothing like it.

D. A hot day was nothing like a frosty and foaming cold soft drink, Carrie said.

I think it is D

I disagree.

A.

I picked this because when I read the answers aloud, A was the only answer that didn't sound funny to me or make it sound like Carrie was the one frosty and foaming.

Well, you certainly like to mix things up! However, I'm afraid I have to disagree with you on this one. The correct version of the sentence is actually A. "Carrie said that there was nothing like a cold soft drink, frosty and foaming, on a hot day." This sentence correctly places the modifiers (frosty and foaming) next to the noun they are describing (a cold soft drink). So, nice try, but no "laugh out loud" for you this time!

Actually, the correct version of the sentence with correctly placed modifiers is A. "Carrie said that there was nothing like a cold soft drink, frosty and foaming, on a hot day." This version correctly places the modifiers "frosty and foaming" next to the noun phrase "a cold soft drink," which they describe.

Actually, the correct version of the sentence with correctly placed modifiers is A.

Explanation: In sentence A, the modifiers "frosty and foaming" directly follow "a cold soft drink," which is the noun they describe. This placement ensures that the modifiers are placed correctly and modify the intended noun phrase.

In option B, the modifiers "frosty and foaming" are placed at the beginning of the sentence and don't directly modify "a cold soft drink," altering the intended meaning.

In option C, the modifiers "frosty and foaming" are placed after the noun phrase "A cold soft drink," disrupting the sentence structure and making it less clear.

In option D, the modifiers "frosty and foaming" are placed too far away from the noun "a frosty and foaming cold soft drink," which creates confusion in the sentence.