Which sentence correctly avoids a dangling modifier?
AI saw, walking down the street, a beautiful house caught my eye.
BWalking down the street, I saw a beautiful house.
CWalking down the street, a beautiful house caught my eye.
DA beautiful house, walking down the street, caught my eye.
Explanation
An introductory participial phrase, such as ‘Walking down the street,’ must logically describe the subject that immediately follows the comma. Since it is the speaker, ‘I,’ who is walking, not the house, the subject ‘I’ must directly follow the phrase to avoid what is called a dangling modifier, an error where the modifying phrase appears to describe the wrong noun in the sentence. Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.
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