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In which sentence are the italicized words a dangling modifier? (A dangling modifier is a phrase that doesn't modify the noun that's near it.)
A. Arriving ten minutes late, the store was closed for the night.
B. Flying beneath the cloud, the pilot could see the airport.

C. Resting on the sea bottom, the old trunk held many coins.

D. Not knowing the danger, the soldiers marched into the trap.

2007-03-19 04:54:42 · 3 answers · asked by Lisa P 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

3 answers

A. The store didn't arrive 10 minutes late.

2007-03-19 04:59:29 · answer #1 · answered by Heather Mac 6 · 3 0

That's what's so much fun about dangling modifiers--you just imagine a store hurrying to make it on time, but arriving late.

2007-03-19 05:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A - the store cannot arrive late. The sentence is missing a 'who'.

2007-03-19 06:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by YSIC 7 · 2 0

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