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Exercise-9 Correct the following sentences: Arriving late, the play had already begun. Being a rainy day, I did not go out. Going round the corner, a horrible sight was seen. Sitting in the garden, the clock struck ten. Being a holiday, I went to see a movie.

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The sentences provided have grammatical errors involving misplaced modifiers. Here are the correct versions.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentences provided have grammatical errors involving misplaced modifiers. In order to correct them, we need to ensure that the subject and the modifier are properly placed within the sentence. Here are the correct versions:

  1. The play had already begun when we arrived late.
  2. As it was a rainy day, I did not go out.
  3. While going round the corner, I saw a horrible sight.
  4. The clock struck ten while I was sitting in the garden.
  5. Since it was a holiday, I went to see a movie.

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