Question

the following sentence has a misplaced modifier. christine walked toward the playing field carrying her hockey stick. which sentence places the modifier in the correct location? christine carrying her hockey stick walked toward the playing field. christine walked carrying her hockey stick toward the playing field. carrying her hockey stick, christine walked toward the playing field. christine, walking toward the playing field, carrying her hockey stick.

Explanation:

A modifier should be placed as close as possible to the word or phrase it modifies. In the correct sentence, the phrase "Carrying her hockey stick" clearly modifies "Christine" and is placed at the beginning to set the context for her action of walking. The other options either have an awkward word - order or are grammatically incorrect.

Answer:

Carrying her hockey stick, Christine walked toward the playing field.