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There is a misrelated participle in the following sentence:" Closing his book, there seemed to be no joy in the day ahead."

Rewrite the sentence correctly, putting in the relevant subject​

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Answer:

***clearly say WHO

"Closing his book, Robert saw no joy in the day ahead."

Step-by-step explanation:

fixing a misrelated participle means clearly saying WHO

"Closing his book, there seemed to be no joy in the day ahead."

problem: sentence sounds like there is no joy in the BOOK's day

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