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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Chasing one criminal, the other got away. |
| | B) | Chasing one criminal, the police let the other get away. |
| | C) | The police, while chasing one criminal, let the other get away. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | They saw a deer while they drove along a dark road. |
| | B) | They saw a deer while driving along a dark road. |
| | C) | A deer was seen while driving along a dark road. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Fearing the worst, it was decided to turn back. |
| | B) | feared the worst and decided to turn back. |
| | C) | Fearing the worst, I decided to turn back. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Touching Anna's hand, Enrique's heart pounded. |
| | B) | Touching Anna's hand, Enrique felt his heart pounding. |
| | C) | Enrique's heart pounded as he touched Anna's hand. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | She heard a scream as she approached the house. |
| | B) | A scream was heard approaching the house. |
| | C) | Approaching the house, she heard a scream. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | To do well in college, self-discipline is needed. |
| | B) | To do well in college, one needs self-discipline. |
| | C) | One needs self-discipline to do well in college. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Overheated from the final sprint, the runner's face was red and flushed. |
| | B) | The runner's face was red and flushed because she was overheated from the final sprint. |
| | C) | The runner was overheated from the final sprint; her face was red and flushed. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Wanting to buy a soda, a dollar coin was placed on the counter. |
| | B) | Wanting to buy a soda, the customer placed a dollar coin on the counter. |
| | C) | The customer placed a dollar coin on the counter because she wanted to buy a soda. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | While looking out the window, I saw snowflakes falling. |
| | B) | Looking out the window, snowflakes were falling. |
| | C) | While looking out the window, I saw snowflakes falling. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Sitting at the table, we ate the ice cream. |
| | B) | We ate the ice cream while sitting at the table. |
| | C) | Sitting at the table, the ice cream was eaten. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Going down in the elevator, their argument continued. |
| | B) | Going down in the elevator, they continued their argument. |
| | C) | They continued to argue while going down in the elevator. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | While eating a piece of hard candy, I broke a tooth. |
| | B) | While eating a piece of hard candy, a tooth broke. |
| | C) | I broke a tooth while eating a piece of hard candy. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Swinging from tree to tree, coconuts fell on the monkeys. |
| | B) | Coconuts fell on the monkeys while they swung from tree to tree. |
| | C) | While the monkeys swung from tree to tree, coconuts fell on them. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Playing with the cat, I had an allergic reaction. |
| | B) | I had an allergic reaction while playing with the cat. |
| | C) | Playing with the cat, my allergies started acting up. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | While eating a piece of pizza, I burned my tongue. |
| | B) | My tongue got burned while eating a piece of pizza. |
| | C) | I burned my tongue while eating a piece of pizza. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | Walking into the building, my dress got caught in the door. |
| | B) | My dress got caught in the door while I was walking into the building. |
| | C) | While I was walking into the building, my dress got caught in the door. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | While she walked across the room, her skirt fell to the floor. |
| | B) | Her skirt fell to the floor while walking across the room. |
| | C) | Her skirt fell to the floor while she walked across the room. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a dangling modifier. |
| | A) | The instructor was asked many questions while he lectured on the French Revolution. |
| | B) | While lecturing on the French Revolution, many questions were asked. |
| | C) | Lecturing on the French Revolution, the instructor was asked many questions. |
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