In which sentence are the italicized words a dangling modifier? (A dangling modifier is a phrase that has no word in the sentence to modify.)

AArriving ten minutes late, the store was closed for the night.
BNot knowing the danger, the soldiers marched into the trap.
CResting on the sea bottom, the old trunk held many coins.
DFlying beneath the cloud, the pilot could see the airport.

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In which sentence are the italicized words a dangling modifier? (A dangling modifier is a phrase that has no word in the sentence to modify.)

AArriving ten minutes late, the store was closed for the night.
BNot knowing the danger, the soldiers marched into the trap.
CResting on the sea bottom, the old trunk held many coins.
DFlying beneath the cloud, the pilot could see the airport.

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WorldlyGlass49 WorldlyGlass49 · Answer 1 · 2015-11-23T18:55:04-05:00

Hello, the correct answer is A. All the other sentences do have a real complete modifier which modifies something: B - "not knowing the danger" modifies "the soldiers". C - "resting on the sea bottom" modifies "the old trunk". D - "flying beneath the cloud" modifies "the pilot". The first sentence is the only one where the modifier "arriving ten minutes late" doesn't really modify anything. It should modify a person who arrived ten minutes late, but that person is not mentioned in the sentence.

Gilljuliana Gilljuliana · Answer 2 · 2019-05-15T22:30:33-04:00

Gilljuliana Gilljuliana

15-05-2019

Answer:

A

Explanation:

A dangling modifier occurs when a phrase is unconnected to the rest of the sentence. We see this in A because you go from talking about being late to talking about the store being closed.

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