Question

Choose the part that has an error.
At twelve years old, / my parents asked me /to be more responsible/ and handle my problems on my own / No error.

• A. At twelve years old
• B. my parents asked me
• C. to be more responsible
• D. and handle my problems on my own
• E. No error.

Answer 1

The correct option is A At twelve years old

This is a perfect example of a misplaced modifier. We need to place a modifier directly next to the word you intend to modify. The modifier, therefore, needs to refer to a specific word in a phrase or sentence. So the correct usage will be - When I was twelve years old, my parents asked me to be more responsible and handle my problems on my own. Hence the error is in this section.