In the sentence "Walking down the street, the beautiful flowers caught my attention," what is the dangling modifier?
Question
In the sentence "Walking down the street, the beautiful flowers caught my attention," what is the dangling modifier?
Solution
The dangling modifier in the sentence "Walking down the street, the beautiful flowers caught my attention," is "Walking down the street."
Here's why:
-
A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that describes something else in the sentence. In this case, "Walking down the street" is intended to describe the action of the subject of the sentence.
-
However, the subject of the sentence is "the beautiful flowers." It doesn't make sense to say that the flowers were walking down the street.
-
Therefore, "Walking down the street" is a dangling modifier because it doesn't correctly modify anything in the sentence. It's left "dangling" without anything to modify.
To correct this sentence, you could rephrase it to: "While I was walking down the street, the beautiful flowers caught my attention." Now, "Walking down the street" correctly modifies "I," the subject of the sentence.
Similar Questions
What is a dangling participle in a sentence? A verb form that modifies a nounA modifier that is not clearly related to the word it modifiesAn adverbial phrase indicating timeA prepositional phrase modifying a subject
Which of these sentences DO/ DOES contain dangling modifiers?7AtsakymasRushing to catch the bus, the old man slipped and fell.Rushing to catch the bus, the old man's wallet fell out of his pocket.Rushing to catch the bus, the old man's face was covered in sweat.Rushing to catch the bus, the old man cursed his advancing years.
What is a modifier?*1 pointA very confusing phraseA word, phrase, or clause that adds in extra information about another part of the sentenceA grammatical mistakeA misleading sentence
Which of these sentences DO/ DOES contain dangling modifiers?10AtsakymasWith every limb aching, the spectators cheered as he crossed the line.With every limb aching, the runner crossed the line.With every limb aching, he finished the race just ahead of his rival.With every limb aching, the crowd roared him towards the finish line.
Select the correct text in the passage. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentences. Attacked by the school bully, the backpack fell from Abner’s shoulder. When Amaury slipped on the wet sidewalk, the keys fell from his pocket. Slipping on the wet sidewalk, Amaury lost his keys when they fell from his pocket.
Upgrade your grade with Knowee
Get personalized homework help. Review tough concepts in more detail, or go deeper into your topic by exploring other relevant questions.