Which sentence contains an error involving a dangling modifier? A) Doing a few tap-dance steps, the floor got scratched. B) To get to Amy's house, you have to go down Green Street. C) I have always been able to talk to my mom about my problems. D) Mr. Smith noticed caterpillars on the leaves of his apple trees.

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Kaya Blackwell

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24 December, 03:08

Which sentence contains an error involving a dangling modifier? A) Doing a few tap-dance steps, the floor got scratched. B) To get to Amy's house, you have to go down Green Street. C) I have always been able to talk to my mom about my problems. D) Mr. Smith noticed caterpillars on the leaves of his apple trees.

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Andre Jensen · Answer 1

A: A dangling modifier is a word that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. The dangling modifier in this sentence is "the floor" because there is no one stated in the sentence to be doing something. Therefore, the participial phrase becomes the dangling modifier.