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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Writing Coherent Sentences

Question 6 • Twilight Session 1 (Fall 26): Literature and Composition I_CThompson

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Answer
A
Arriving late for the movie, Jack quietly took a seat.
B
Arriving early to class, Leslie had time to finish her homework.
C
Without hearing the instructions, I found that the assignment was difficult to complete.
D
After reading the whole book, the ending was unsatisfying.

Explanation

In choice D, “After reading the whole book” describes the person who read it, but the sentence’s subject is “the ending.” An ending cannot read a book, so the modifier is dangling. The sentence could be corrected to “After reading the whole book, I found the ending unsatisfying.”

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