Read the sentence.

Tempted by the delicious-looking chocolate, the diet went out the window.

Which revision most effectively corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence?

Tempted, the delicious-looking chocolate made the diet go out the window.

Going out the window, the diet was tempted by the delicious-looking chocolate.

Tempted by the delicious-looking chocolate, I let my diet go out the window.

Letting the diet go out the window tempted by the delicious-looking chocolate.

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Jason Mckay

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9 August, 14:01

Read the sentence.

Tempted by the delicious-looking chocolate, the diet went out the window.

Which revision most effectively corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence?

Tempted, the delicious-looking chocolate made the diet go out the window.

Going out the window, the diet was tempted by the delicious-looking chocolate.

Tempted by the delicious-looking chocolate, I let my diet go out the window.

Letting the diet go out the window tempted by the delicious-looking chocolate.

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Damon Lane · Answer 1

C

Explanation:

The one who was tempted by the delicious-looking chocolate was neither the window, nor the window or the chocolate itself, it was me.