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Which revision corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence?

Watching the movie, tears welled in my eyes.

A.) Tears welled in my eyes watching the movie.

B.) Tears welled in my eyes while watching the movie.

C.) Tears welled in my eyes while I was watching the movie.

D.) Tears, watching the movie, welled in my eyes.

User Fundhor
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Well, The answer is C.
User Roi Dayan
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Answer:

C.) Tears welled in my eyes while I was watching the movie.

Step-by-step explanation:

A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that doesn´t modify the word intended to modify. They are commonly regarded as grammatical errors. One way to correct it is by adding a noun phrase that the dangling modifiers can logically describe.

In the question given, the dangling modifier is "Watching the movie".

I hope this answer helps you.

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