The original text contains a misplaced modifier, making it sound as though the food critics were the ones who studied traditional French cuisine.

Only the answer choice "the master chef received praise from critics for her culinary innovations" avoids the misplaced modifier error because it places the person who did actually study traditional French cuisine—the master chef—immediately after the introductory modifying phrase.

The sentence as it is written contains a dangling modifier, because it appears that "the time" is "walking down the street." We need to rewrite the sentence so that it is apparent that "Erica" is the one who is "walking down the street." So, the correct answer is "Walking down the street, Erica lost track of the time."

The sentence features a dangling modifier, making it seem like the "aircraft carrier" is the object "alighting," when in fact the plane "alights" on the carrier. To remedy this, the words must be rearranged to make the plane the subject of the sentence. "The plane shook the aircraft carrier with its force," is the only answer choice that does this and is completely grammatically correct.

The sentence as written contains a dangling modifier, which confusingly makes it read like the park was what rounded the corner. The only answer choice that fixes this issue and is grammatically correct is "As the tourists rounded the corner, the park was right in front of them."

The sentence indicates with its final phrase that the "prom date" was the one on the stairs, but is written like the "young boy" is the one "descending." The introductory phrase needs to be restructured to make this distinction clear. The only answer choice that does this is "As she descended the stairs."

The sentence is confusingly written, as the modifier clause "Under the heavy weight" reads as though it is describing the rock. Actually the "people trapped underneath" are the ones "Under the heavy weight," and the sentence should be reworded to reflect this and clear up the confusion. The answer choice that does this and becomes clear is "the people trapped underneath the rock were being crushed."

As the sentence is written, it makes it seem like the bullets are behind the rock instead of the soldiers. The sentence needs to be reworded to clarify the sentence, and make it clear who is hiding where and from what. The answer choice that does this best is "The bullets could not hit the soldiers behind the rock."

The sentence is written in a manner that makes it appear the sunshine is what is "walking out the door." The underlined portion of the sentence must be reworded to make it clear the shoppers are the ones doing the walking. The answer choice that best fixes this problem is "the shoppers were blinded by the bright sunshine."

The sentence is written with a dangling modifier. As it is written, it seems that "the army" always wanted to do something "like his father." The wording needs to be rearranged so that it is clear that "the boy" wanted to join the army "like his father" and the sentence's meaning is kept intact. The answer choice that does this the best is "the boy always wanted to join the army."

The sentence is written to make it seem like the "big screen television" was what was "coming into the restaurant," as the sentence contains a dangling modifier. The sentence's word order should be switched around to make it clear that the patrons were coming into the restaurant. The only answer choice that does this is "The big screen television dominated the patrons' view when they came into the restaurant."