Which sentence does not contain a dangling or misplaced modifier and is correct as written? a) giggling, the movie obviously the two girls. b) swimming in our very best form, the trophy was richly deserved. c) a fine athletic talent, peter's name is well known in the league. d) unlike the general public, film critics did not seem to enjoy the movie.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”