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Rewrite the given sentence to fix the misplaced or dangling modifier. Running to catch the bus, a dog barked at me.

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Answer:

A dog barked at me while I was running to catch the bus.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a modifier is misplaced or dangling, it will make the sentence ambiguous, generating confusion as to the message being conveyed. A misplaced modifier is one that is placed far from the element it refers to. A dangling modifier is one that does not seem to refer to any element in the sentence specifically.

In the sentence we are analyzing here, we have a dangling modifier: "running to catch the bus." Who is the subject of this modifier? The dog? I? It is unclear. We can assume that I was the person running to catch the bus and, while I was at it, a dog barked at me. Thus, to make that clear, we can rewrite the sentence in the following manner:

"A dog barked at me while I was running to catch the bus."

Even if we invert the clauses, the sentence will still make sense:

"While I was running to catch the bus, a dog barked at me."

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