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Modifier placement

  • HESI A2
  • Grammar
  • Multiple choice
  • Difficulty 3 of 5

Question

A volunteer wants to say that the archive accepts photographs and no other type of donation. Which sentence makes that meaning clearest?

  1. The archive accepts only photographs as donations.✓ Correct

    Only sits beside photographs, limiting the kind of donation accepted.

  2. The archive only accepts photographs as donations.✗ Incorrect

    Only sits beside accepts, which can suggest a limit on the action instead.

  3. Only the archive accepts photographs as donations.✗ Incorrect

    Only limits the archive, suggesting other organizations do not accept photographs.

  4. The archive accepts photographs as only donations.✗ Incorrect

    This placement does not clearly restrict the accepted donation type.

Answer

A. The archive accepts only photographs as donations.

Rationale

The intended restriction applies to the donated objects. Placing the limiting word immediately before photographs makes that relationship clear.

RememberPut a limiting modifier beside the word it limits.

Sources

  • Your Guide to (Source: CDC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · License: CDC content (credit required) · Retrieved · Page 30

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