Question

running late for an important meeting. the traffic jam on the highway was relentless this morning, which made me anxious, and my frustration built as i tried to contact the office, but there was no response. the traffic jam on the highway. finally, arrived at the meeting, stressed and flustered. late for the meeting, my boss scolded me. read the following paragraph. then, click on the outlined text to identify the syntax error. sentence fragment sentence sprawl dangling modifier misplaced modifier

Explanation:

1. Sentence fragment: "The traffic jam on the highway." has no predicate verb, so it is an incomplete sentence fragment.
2. Dangling modifier: "Running late for an important meeting," is a participial phrase that does not logically modify the subject "the traffic jam" that follows it, creating a dangling modifier error.
3. Sentence fragment: "Finally, arrived at the meeting, stressed and flustered." lacks a clear subject, making it an incomplete sentence fragment.
4. Misplaced modifier: "Late for the meeting, my boss scolded me." places the modifier "Late for the meeting" next to "my boss," but the modifier logically refers to the speaker, not the boss, so it is a misplaced modifier.

Answer:

• Sentence fragment: "The traffic jam on the highway."
• Dangling modifier: "Running late for an important meeting,"
• Sentence fragment: "Finally, arrived at the meeting, stressed and flustered."
• Misplaced modifier: "Late for the meeting, my boss scolded me."