Question 1 • Twilight Session 1 (Fall 26): Literature and Composition I_CThompson
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?Arriving late for the movie, Jack quietly took a seat.Arriving early to class, Leslie had time to finish her homework.Without hearing the instructions, I found that the assignment was difficult to complete.After reading the whole book, the ending was unsatisfying.
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
A modifier at the beginning of a sentence should describe the person or thing that follows it. In choice D, “After reading the whole book” seems to describe “the ending,” but an ending cannot read a book. The sentence needs to name the reader, such as: “After reading the whole book, I found the ending unsatisfying.”
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