Question

Identify the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence contains no error, select

Answer 1

The type of error in the sentence presented above is called dangling construction.

In which case some words are improperly placed in the sentence. The correction to be made in the sentence should be: A catalyst is where a chemical reaction begins but does not participate in it.

"Chemical" modifies the word "reaction", therefore should be placed next to each other to avoid redundancy.