The following sentence has a dangling modifier.Filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, the bicycle seemed to race faster.Which revision best corrects the error in the sentence?
Answer
A
The bicycle seemed to race faster, filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air.
B
The bicycle, filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, seemed to race faster.
C
Carmen found that she could race faster, filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air.
D
By filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, Carmen found that she could race faster.
Explanation
The opening phrase “By filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air” needs to describe the person doing the filling. In the original sentence, it seems to describe the bicycle, which cannot fill its own tires. Choice D makes Carmen the subject who fills the tires and discovers that she can race faster.
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