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Dangling modifiers

Dangling modifiers

This activity contains 10 questions.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   The library was closed walking through campus. Walking through campus, we noticed that the library was closed.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   When the library is closed, students realize that they take it for granted. When closed, students realize that they take the library for granted.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   To improve their grades, reading books is essential. Reading books is essential to improving grades.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   The lights in the library turned on as we passed by the front doors. Passing by the front doors, the lights in the library turned on.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   If you're confused, a book can be a great source of enlightenment. If confused, a book can be a great source of enlightenment.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   Though uninspiring, I made myself read all of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady. I made myself read all of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady, although I found the book uninspiring.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   By the age of twelve, Walt Whitman had already published some of his early poems. By the age of twelve, some of Walt Whitman's early poems had already been published.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   After observing for years, researchers think that artists have unusual neural pathways. After observing for years, artists are thought to have unusual neural pathways.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   Because he believed that they embodied wisdom, Richard Rodriguez valued his books above all else. Embodying wisdom, Richard Rodriguez valued his books above all else.

	Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.   Upon opening Hull House, the children of Chicago were educated by Jane Addams. Upon opening Hull House, Jane Addams started to educate the children of Chicago.

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