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UPCAT English practice question 4: Which revision corrects the dangling modifier in "Rushing to catch the bus, the umbrella was left on the bench"?

Correct answer

B. Rushing to catch the bus, she left the umbrella on the bench.

An introductory participial phrase must modify the subject of the main clause. Only the revision that makes "she" the subject supplies something that can actually rush for a bus; an umbrella and a bench cannot.

Which revision corrects the dangling modifier in "Rushing to catch the bus, the umbrella was left on the bench"?

  1. The umbrella, rushing to catch the bus, was left on the bench.
  2. Rushing to catch the bus, she left the umbrella on the bench.Correct
  3. Rushing to catch the bus, the bench held the umbrella.
  4. The umbrella was left on the bench, rushing to catch the bus.

Why B is correct

An introductory participial phrase must modify the subject of the main clause. Only the revision that makes "she" the subject supplies something that can actually rush for a bus; an umbrella and a bench cannot.

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