In which sentence are the italicized words a dangling modifier? (A dangling modifier is a phrase that has no word in the sentence to modify.)

A. Arriving ten minutes late, the store was closed for the night.

B. Not knowing the danger, the soldiers marched into the trap.

C. Resting on the sea bottom, the old trunk held many coins.

D. Flying beneath the cloud, the pilot could see the airport.

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Kaia

26 January, 17:19

In which sentence are the italicized words a dangling modifier? (A dangling modifier is a phrase that has no word in the sentence to modify.)

A. Arriving ten minutes late, the store was closed for the night.

B. Not knowing the danger, the soldiers marched into the trap.

C. Resting on the sea bottom, the old trunk held many coins.

D. Flying beneath the cloud, the pilot could see the airport.

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Raquel Hicks · Answer 1

Hello, the correct answer is A. All the other sentences do have a real complete modifier which modifies something: B - "not knowing the danger" modifies "the soldiers". C - "resting on the sea bottom" modifies "the old trunk". D - "flying beneath the cloud" modifies "the pilot". The first sentence is the only one where the modifier "arriving ten minutes late" doesn't really modify anything. It should modify a person who arrived ten minutes late, but that person is not mentioned in the sentence.