A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.

A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

Answer: Negligent.

A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.

A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause. The dependent clause in a complex sentence usually begins with a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun. Subordinating conjunctions include after, although, as, because, before, if, since, unless, until, when, and while. Relative pronouns include that, which, who, whom, or whose.

A modifier is a word or phrase that modifies, or describes, another word or phrase.

A misplaced modifier is a modifier that appears to modify the wrong word or phrase because it is too far from the word or phrase that it should modify.

"Molly created an all natural laundry detergent that could be used for washing clothes at the age of thirteen." has a misplaced modifier. Because the modifier at the age of thirteen is adjacent to washing clothes, this sentence wrongly suggests that the washing clothes should only be done at the age of thriteen.

A modifier is a word or phrase that modifies or describes, another word or phrase. A misplaced modifier is a modifier that appears to modify the wrong word or phrase because it is too far from the word or phrase that it should modify. “He bought a kitten for his sister called Whiskers.” has a misplaced modifier. Because the modifier “called Whiskers” is adjacent to “his sister”, the sentence wrongly suggests the sister is called Whiskers, not the kitten.

When a sentence begins with a noun phrase + comma + another noun, there’s a good chance that it’s beginning with an appositive (noun used as a description) modifier. That is the case here: “a talented musician” is a description of the noun that comes after the comma, and the noun after the comma is the noun that performs the action in the verb (“John’s family proudly attended…”).

Whenever you’re using a modifier, it must logically describe the noun that comes next to it. Here “a talented musician” is singular, describing one musician. But John’s family is more than one person, so the modifier doesn’t work. But “a talented musician, John” does work since John could logically be one talented musician. That answer corrects the singular-vs-plural logical errors in two answer choices and is therefore correct.

Note that “they were talented musicians, John’s family…” is not a modifier, since “they were talented musicians” has both a noun (they) and a verb (were). That answer choice has its own grammatical error, then, in that, you cannot simply split two clauses with only a comma.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause. The dependent clause in a complex sentence usually begins with a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun. Subordinating conjunctions include after, although, as, because, before, if, since, unless, until, when, and while. Relative pronouns include that, which, who, whom, or whose.

The correct answer is “maneuver”.

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, both unexpected and fast-approaching are both adjectives describing the storm.

Also important with commas is the notion that coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "but" must be preceded by a comma but not followed by one (unless the comma serves a different purpose such as setting up a modifier). So the choice that has "but" separated by commas beforehand and afterward is also incorrect.