Read the sentence. materializing from the mist, the alarm warned the ship to steer quickly to the right of the rocks.
why is the sentence grammatically incorrect?
a)it uses a gerund to function as a participle.
b)it places the infinitive phrase in the wrong place.
c)it places the participial phrase in the wrong place.
d) it uses a prepositional phrase to function as an infinitive.

C). It places the participial phrase in the wrong place.

Explanation:

As per the question, the grammatical error in the given sentence is that wrong or inappropriate placement of participle phrase 'Materializing from the mist'.

Participle phrases are defined as phrases comprising of a participle(present or present), its object, and any modifier to accomplish a complete sense in the sentence. Grammatically, these phrases are placed at the end or middle of the sentence as it functions as an adjective/modifier in the sentence. Thus, the given sentence is grammatically incorrect and hence, option C is the answer. The correct version of the sentence reads as:

'The alarm warned the ship to steer quickly to the right of the rocks materializing from the mist.'

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)