Which sentence has a misplaced modifier? Bringing the check to the table, the boys were happy to see the waiter.
The boys were grateful that their father had paid for dinner for all of them.
After they read the menu for a few minutes, the boys decided to order dinner.
I am definitely going to be ordering dessert after this delicious meal.

What task did the surveyors do? a. they studied the landscape to determine the most direct route for building a road. b. they designed treadmills that lifted blocks of stone to where they were needed. c. they dug trenches and filled them with sand, concrete, and large blocks to form a road.

Sitting near the front of the classroom

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion