The following sentence has a dangling modifier.Having been taught to cook by her grandmother, most recipes were found easy to follow.Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?
Answer
A
Most recipes taught by her grandmother found cooking easy to follow.
B
Most recipes were easy to follow, having been taught to cook by her grandmother.
C
Having been taught to cook by her grandmother made most recipes easy to follow.
D
Having been taught to cook by her grandmother, she found most recipes easy to follow.
Explanation
The opening phrase “Having been taught to cook by her grandmother” describes the person who was taught, so it must be followed by that person. Choice D names “she” as the person who found the recipes easy to follow. In the other choices, the phrase appears to describe the recipes or makes the sentence suggest that being taught made the recipes easy to follow.
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