In the following sentence, identify the misplaced modifier and why it does not work. The principal nearly spoke for forty-five minutes about the new bus routes before the school board tiredly voted against the motion.

1. before the school board tiredly voted against the motion, because it should appear at the beginning of the sentence

2. tiredly, because it should appear after the word motion

3. new, because it weakly modifies the word routes

4. nearly, because it should appear before the words forty-five minutes