Question

read the following excerpt from a student essay. how can the writer best improve his or her grammar and mechanics? nearly out of breath, the door at the top of the stairs swings open, and i find myself on the main observation deck on the eighty - sixth floor of the empire state building. what a view there is! looking down from this impressive landmark, new york city is displayed before me in every direction. to the southwest, the statue of liberty stands on liberty island in new york harbor. this deck is one of the worlds most famous movie sets, and its also where my father proposed to my mother in 1995. by fixing sentence fragments by correcting misplaced modifiers by fixing run - on sentences

Explanation:

The phrase "Nearly out of breath" is a dangling modifier as it doesn't clearly modify the subject "the door". It should modify the person who is nearly out of breath. So, the writer should correct the misplaced modifier. There are no sentence - fragments or run - on sentences in the excerpt.

Answer:

by correcting misplaced modifiers