In which sentence is the modifying phrase placed incorrectly?
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He wore a bicycle helmet on his head that was too small.
The patient with an ear infection was referred to the doctor.
Alyssa served cookies, wrapped in aluminum foil, to her coworkers.
While driving home from school, Dexter spotted a stray kitten.
He wore a bicycle helmet that was too small on his head.
The sentence "He wore a bicycle helmet on his head that was too small." has a modifying phrase placed incorrectly. The phrase "that was too small" should be placed directly after "helmet" to indicate that the helmet was too small, rather than being placed after "head" which suggests that the person's head was too small.
To determine which sentence has the modifying phrase placed incorrectly, we need to examine each sentence and the placement of the modifying phrase.
1. "He wore a bicycle helmet on his head that was too small."
The modifying phrase "that was too small" correctly modifies "bicycle helmet." It provides additional information about the helmet. Therefore, this sentence does not have the modifying phrase placed incorrectly.
2. "The patient with an ear infection was referred to the doctor."
The modifying phrase "with an ear infection" correctly modifies "patient." It provides additional information about the patient. Therefore, this sentence does not have the modifying phrase placed incorrectly.
3. "Alyssa served cookies, wrapped in aluminum foil, to her coworkers."
The modifying phrase "wrapped in aluminum foil" correctly modifies "cookies." It provides additional information about the cookies. Therefore, this sentence does not have the modifying phrase placed incorrectly.
4. "While driving home from school, Dexter spotted a stray kitten."
In this sentence, the modifying phrase "while driving home from school" is placed correctly. It describes the action of Dexter spotting the stray kitten. Therefore, this sentence does not have the modifying phrase placed incorrectly.
Therefore, none of the given sentences have the modifying phrase placed incorrectly.