English grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension exercises

Topic: DANGLING MODIFIERS 1

Choose whether each of the following sentences is CORRECT or whether it has a DANGLING MODIFIER.

1. Unlike many other students, the financial aid office did not approve his application.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

2. Unlike many other students, Jim didn't have any problems with his teachers.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

3. Having learned Spanish in just three months, the stay in Mexico was a success.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

4. Having learned French in just three months, Paul was as happy as he could be.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

5. Drinking a beer, the feeling was a familiar one.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

6. While watching a movie, people who talk loudly are really annoying.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

7. While listening to the radio, one should always make sure that the volume is not too loud.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

8. At the age of sixteen, I moved back to California.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

9. Looking over the student's exam, several mistakes became evident right away.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

10. Looking over the student's exam, the professor noticed several mistakes.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

11. Walking back from the bar, my wallet fell out of my pocket.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

12. While trying to type an important email, my cat kept begging me for food.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

13. While I was trying to type an important email, my cat kept begging me for food.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

14. Having run out of gas, my parents drove over to pick me up.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

15. Having run out of gas, I called my parents to come pick me up.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

16. While driving along the coast, the waves seemed remarkably calm.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

1 17. While driving along the coast, the mountains to my right seemed higher than I had remembered.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

18. After washing the car, the windshield shone like new.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

19. Having entered the theater, I found the music to be overwhelming.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

20. After seeing his ex-girlfriend, my brother realized that he was still in love with her.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

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