Question

Read the two sentences and choose the correct option:
1. Recently I read about a unique wedding that took place in the newspaper.
2. Recently I read in the newspaper about a unique wedding that took place.

• A. The first sentence is correct
• B. The second sentence is correct
• C. Both sentences are correct
• D. Both sentences are wrong

Hint:

Check where "in the newspaper" sits in each sentence and whether it modifies the right word.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Both lines describe the same event, so compare where each phrase sits and whether it modifies the right word.

1. Option A (first sentence is correct): in sentence 1, "in the newspaper" sits right next to "took place", so it reads as if the wedding happened inside a newspaper. That is clearly not the intended meaning, so this option is out.
2. Option B (second sentence is correct): sentence 2 moves "in the newspaper" next to "read", which is better, but it leaves "that took place" without any time or place reference at the end, so it still sounds incomplete.
3. Option C (both are correct): since each sentence has its own flaw, both cannot be correct together.
4. Option D (both are wrong): this fits, since sentence 1 has a misplaced modifier and sentence 2 has a dangling phrase.

So neither version is fully sound, which makes option D the right pick.

Let's summarize:

• Place a modifying phrase right next to the word it describes, not far away.
• Do not leave a phrase like "that took place" without a clear time or place to attach to.

Testing each sentence phrase by phrase catches both errors quickly.