Read the sentence. Swinging through the air, the children were delighted by the acrobats on the stage. Which part of the sentence is a misplaced modifier? “Swinging through the air” “the children were delighted” “by the acrobats” “on the stag

The misplaced modifier in the sentence is “Swinging through the air.” This phrase appears to modify "the children," suggesting that it is the children who are swinging, rather than the acrobats on the stage. A clearer structure would specify that the acrobats are the ones swinging.