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Difficulty: MediumModifier Placement

The following segments can be arranged to form a single, grammatically correct sentence. Arrange the segments in the correct order to construct a sentence that avoids any misplaced or dangling modifiers.

  1. 1The museum curator displayed
  2. 2the fragile medieval tapestry,
  3. 3which had been restored over several months,
  4. 4in a temperature-controlled glass case.

Answer

The correct order of the sentence segments is: 'The museum curator displayed', 'the fragile medieval tapestry,', 'which had been restored over several months,', and 'in a temperature-controlled glass case.'
The correct order ensures that the non-restrictive relative clause starting with 'which' is adjacent to 'tapestry', the noun it logically modifies, preventing any ambiguity or misplaced modification.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the subject and main verb of the sentence.
The segment 'The museum curator displayed' is identified as the opening clause.
It contains the capitalized subject and the main active verb of the sentence.
2
Locate the direct object that is acted upon by the verb.
The segment 'the fragile medieval tapestry,' is placed immediately after the verb.
The transitive verb 'displayed' requires a direct object to follow it without awkward separation.
3
Position the relative clause modifying the object.
The clause 'which had been restored over several months,' is placed right after 'tapestry,'.
Placing it here ensures that the modifier correctly describes the tapestry, preventing a misplaced modifier.
4
Add the final prepositional phrase describing location.
The segment 'in a temperature-controlled glass case.' is placed at the end.
It provides contextual detail and contains the terminal period for the sentence.

Key Concept

Modifier Placement
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