14. What is the name of the common error in the following sentence?
Having risen because of the rains, the hikers were unable to cross the river.
A. Infinitive Phrase.
B. Run-on Sentence.
C. Dangling Modifier.
D. Prepositional Phrase.
B--Is not correct.
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Example:
It's -- is the contraction of IT IS
Its -- is the possessive -- belonging to it
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2006-10-12 04:30:35 · 7 answers · asked by yeslekssim 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
C - because the first part of the sentence refers to the river, not to the hikers.
2006-10-12 04:39:35 · answer #1 · answered by Rozzy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is unclear which object the modifier belongs to, although it seems to refer to the hikers at a casual glance, so a change in sentence order is indicated.
The usual way to deal with sentences like this (which have usually been rearranged for emphasis' sake) is to put them back into normal order as "The hikers ... river, having risen ..." when it immediately becomes evident that one cannot be sure whether the hikers pitched camp because of the rain or whether it was the river which had become swollen!
I think the answer would have to be C.
If the sentence were "The hikers, having risen ..." the meaning would be quite clear. To give the sense that it was the river that had risen, one would need to use a different way of expressing it: "The hikers were unable to cross the river because it had ..." or even "The river having risen ..., the hikers were unable to cross it."
I have to say that I am not a great advocate of jargon and the choices you give suggest that the grammar text you are using may be somewhat overloaded with it!
2006-10-12 11:45:29 · answer #2 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'd agree with Avameris. It is a dangling modifier because it is not clear whether it was the river or the hikers that rose because of the rain
2006-10-12 11:39:54 · answer #3 · answered by SteveT 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess it is a dangling modifier, no other answer fits. the sentence basically says that the bikers have risen because of the rain.
2006-10-12 11:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dangling modifier
2006-10-12 11:33:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
is there a bridge?
2006-10-12 11:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by splurtyogurt 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bloody hell !!!
2006-10-12 11:32:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋