After the dishwasher broke, the waitresses had to serve cocktails to the customers in plastic cups.
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, "in plastic cups" is meant to modify "cocktails," but its placement suggests the customers were in plastic cups.
In order to correct this, we must place the modifier as close as possible to "cocktails".
After the dishwasher broke, the waitresses had to serve cocktails in plastic cups to the customers.

After the Dishwasher Broke, the Waitresses Had to Serve Cocktails