Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

a. Looking toward the south, a funnel cloud stirred up the dust.

b. They saw a fence made of barbed wire behind the house.

c. Mary watched nearly two hundred movies last year.

d. The four men eating lunch talked quietly in the corner.

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Darren West

1 March, 15:02

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

a. Looking toward the south, a funnel cloud stirred up the dust.

b. They saw a fence made of barbed wire behind the house.

c. Mary watched nearly two hundred movies last year.

d. The four men eating lunch talked quietly in the corner.

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Mathias Frost · Answer 1

The answer is A!

It should read;

Looking toward the south, I saw a funnel shaped cloud stir up the dust.

The cloud can't see so a noun had to be added.

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?a. Looking toward the south, a funnel cloud stirred up the dust.b. They saw a fence made of barbed wire behind the house.c. Mary watched nearly two hundred movies last year.d. The four men eating lunch talked quietly in the corner.