While playing the lead in King Richard, the audience groaned as the actor delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance.

Modifiers are words that describe the ways of the subject when arranged in a sentence.

Modifiers give detailed information and description of the other part of the sentence.

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While playing the lead in King Richard, the audience groaned as the actor delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance.

The sentence is incorrect because the modifier "While playing the lead in King Richard," which is misplaced, modifies the whole main clause, including the audience’s groaning. This creates an ungrammatical and illogical connection. It implies that the audience groaned because the actor was playing the lead role, which doesn’t make sense.

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The audience groaned as the actor, while playing the lead in King Richard, delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance.

The sentence "The audience groaned as the actor, while playing the lead in King Richard, delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance" is correct. In this version, the phrase "while playing the lead in King Richard" is appropriately set off by commas, making it a nonrestrictive modifier. This construction effectively conveys the information that the actor’s performance, delivered while playing the lead in "King Richard," was boring and unconvincing and prompted the audience to groan. The sentence is grammatically sound and clear.

The audience groaned as the actor, while playing the lead in King Richard, delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance.

The audience groaned, while playing the lead in King Richard, as the actor delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance.

The phrase "while playing the lead in King Richard" seems to be intended to describe the actor, but the positioning in the sentence might cause confusion.

The audience groaned, while playing the lead in King Richard, as the actor delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance.

The audience groaned as the actor delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance, while playing the lead in King Richard.

The sentence "The audience groaned as the actor delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance, while playing the lead in King Richard" is grammatically correct, but it could be considered a bit awkward in terms of the flow of information. The phrase "while playing the lead in King Richard" interrupts the main clause and might be better placed at the beginning or the end of the sentence for smoother readability.

The audience groaned as the actor delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance, while playing the lead in King Richard.

Correct sentence

The audience groaned as the actor, while playing the lead in King Richard, delivered yet another boring and unconvincing performance.

Option

B

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