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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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