Dangling Modifier Exercise

Strategies to Fix Dangling Modifiers

There are two strategies to fix a dangling modifier. The first is to name the actor or agent as the subject of the sentence.

Example: Walking toward the forest, the sun began to set

$($In this example, "walking toward the forest" is a dangling modifier since it sounds as if the sun is walking toward the forest.$)$

Revision: Walking toward the forest, I watched as the sun began to set. $($The actor, I, is named as the subject of the sentence$)$

The second strategy to fix a dangling modifier is to name the actor or agent in the modifier itself

Example: Walking toward the forest, the sun began to set.

Revision: As I walked toward the forest, the sun began to set

$($The actor, I, is added to the modifier.$)$

Underline the dangling modifier in each sentence. Choose a strategy and revise the sentence