Question

Which sentence has a correctly placed participial phrase?

a. Lasting over four hours, my friends threw a party at an amusement park.
b. My friends lasting over four hours threw a party at an amusement park.
c. My friends threw a party lasting over four hours at an amusement park.
d. My friends threw a party at an amusement park lasting over four hours.

Answer 1

"c. My friends threw a party lasting over four hours at an amusement park" is the only correct sentence, since this specifies that it was the party that lasted for four hours.