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Difficulty: EasyModifier Placement

Complete the sentence by choosing the correct subject, 'Juliet' or 'Juliet's eyes', so that the modifying phrase 'Scanning the night sky' logically describes the subject. Type your choice exactly as shown.

Answer:Scanning the night sky, 【Juliet】 found the North Star.

Answer

Juliet
The introductory modifying phrase 'Scanning the night sky' describes an action. The subject that immediately follows the comma must be the entity performing that action. Since Juliet is the person scanning the sky, 'Juliet' is the correct subject. This creates a logical and grammatically correct sentence.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the introductory modifying phrase.
The introductory modifying phrase is 'Scanning the night sky'.
This phrase sets up an action that must be logically performed by the subject of the main clause.
2
Determine the logical subject that performs the action of scanning.
The person (Juliet) is the one scanning the sky, not her eyes.
A person scans the sky using their eyes, but grammatically, the modifier must point to the person as the active agent.
3
Select the option that places the logical subject immediately after the comma.
The subject 'Juliet' is placed in the blank.
Placing 'Juliet' directly after the modifying phrase avoids a dangling modifier.

Key Concept

Modifier Placement
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