Question

Correct the following sentences by eleminating the dangling modifiers.

1. Unable to bear the pain, the doctor comforted me.
2. Entering the room, a large statue caught my attention.
3. After a valiant effort, the blaze was still raging uncontrollably.
4. Walking down the street, an antique house came into view.
5. Having read the novel, the book was kept in the shelf.
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Answer 1

A possible way to correct the sentences by eliminating their respective dangling modifiers is the following:

1. The doctor comforted me as I was unable to bear the pain.
2. A large statue caught my attention when I entered the room.
3. The blaze was still raging uncontrollably after a valiant effort by the firefighters.
4. As they were walking down the street, an antique house came into view.
5. The book was kept in the shelf after he had read the novel.

What is a dangling modifier?

A dangling modifier happens when a word, phrase, or clause describes something or someone, but it is not clear to what or whom they refer. That creates ambiguity in the sentence, that is, it allows for more than one interpretation.

Let's take sentence 1 as an example. The dangling modifier is "unable to bear the pain." It is not clear if it is the doctor or the speaker of the sentence who was unable to bear the pain.

We can assume it was the speaker because it is usually the patient who suffers from an issue. With that in mind, we can change the sentence to make it clear that it was the speaker who couldn't bear the pain.

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