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Select the dangling modifier in the paragraph.

Yesterday was a rough day. Running for the bus, the rain began to pour. Then, at guitar lessons, I had to play a song I hadn’t practiced. While walking home, I turned my ankle. My swollen ankle caused me to limp.

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running for the bus, the rain began to pour.

RUNNING FOR THE BUS

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User Xavier FRANCOIS
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Running for the bus, the rain began to pour.


If you really think about, it's saying that the rain is running for the bus, which makes NO sense. Here, read it again...

Running for the bus, the rain began to pour.

The author wasn't specific about who exactly was running for the bus.

Not sure if it asks you to do this, but if you were to change it and make it agree, it would be "As I was running for the bus, the rain began to pour." There're other ways to write it of course, but the point is that now you know who actually ran for the bus, and it makes sense.

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