Question

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

A. Playing with the children, it was obvious they had a good time.
B. The nurse arranged the medication on the try while talking to the doctor.
C. In order to get good grades, you need to apply yourself more in class.

Answer 1

The sentence with the dangling modifier is: 'Playing with the children, it was obvious they had a good time.' This modifier incorrectly modifies 'it', which does not refer to the person playing with the children.

Step-by-step explanation:

A dangling modifier is a type of misplaced modifier where the modifier doesn't have a clear connection to the subject of the sentence. In this case, option A contains a dangling modifier. The phrase 'Playing with the children' doesn't have a clear subject it is modifying, which creates confusion. To fix the sentence, you could rephrase it as 'While playing with the children, it was obvious they had a good time.'

Answer 2

A dangling modifier is a type of a modifier which is placed incorrectly or the noun it is supposed to modify isn't clearly stated in the sentence.
Having this in mind, the sentence which contains a dangling modifier is A. Playing with the children, it was obvious they had a good time.

It should be rewritten somehow to say: It was obvious they had a good time playing with the children.