The man caught a bass wearing a purple hat" is an example of a sentence with a(n)
A) inaccurate helping verb.
B) misused pronoun.
C) misplaced modifier.
D) inaccurate subject/verb agreement.

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The sentence "The man caught a bass wearing a purple hat" is an example of a misplaced modifier because it unintentionally suggests that the bass (fish) is wearing a purple hat, instead of clearly indicating that the man is the one wearing the hat.

The Man Caught a Bass Wearing a Purple Hat" Is