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3 years ago

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

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Hello there.

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Writing a new story every day, a successful career as an author seemed certain.

aleksandrvk [35]3 years ago

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Answer: Writing a new story every day, a successful career as an author seemed certain.

A modifier is dangling when the object it modifies is not clear stated in the sentence, therefore the sentence is confusing to the reader and it is wrong. In the sentence, "Writing a new story every day" is the modifier (it describes the action of a person), and the following clause should have the object it modifies, more specifically, it should suggest WHO is the one that writes a new story every day, but it does not. Thus, the object it modifies is not clear.

Some correct sentences:

Writing a new story every day, a successful career as an author seemed certain for me.

As I wrote a new story every day, a successful career as an author seemed certain.

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