This morning at eight o'clock my son saw a mouse who was waiting for the bus.
Which of the following is misplaced in the sentence above?

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Misplaced modifiers are words or phrases that are not located properly in relation to the words they modify. To fix a misplaced modifier, we need to place the modifier next to the word or phrase that it modifies.
In this example, "who was waiting for the bus" is meant to modify "my son," but its placement makes it seem like the mouse was the one waiting for the bus.
In order to fix this, we must place the modifier as close as possible to "my son".
This morning at eight o'clock my son, who was waiting for the bus, saw a mouse.

This Morning at Eight O'clock My Son Saw a Mouse