Identifying Incorrect Modifiers
Determine whether the following sentence contains an incorrect modifier.
After falling from a ladder, the firefighter was rushed to the emergency room in a taxi and given blood before surgery.
A
No, the modifiers correctly refer to the prepositional phrases.
B
Yes, the phrase "before surgery" is missing a clarifying modifier.
C
No, the modifying phrases are correctly ordered, and the meaning is clear.
D
Yes, the phrase "in a taxi" should be placed before the phrase "to the emergency room."