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Read the following sentence. Does it contain a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier?
Running on the track, a soccer ball hit her head.

A
misplaced modifier

B
dangling modifier

C
both

D
neither

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Answer:

B dangling

Explanation:

A misplaced modifier changes the meaning of a sentence by being in the wrong place: "Sally found her doll playing under the swing set."

The writer means to say Sally was playing under the swing set. Instead we get this creepy image of a doll playing under the swing set. It's easy to fix because we know Sally found the doll.

A dangling modifier leaves the intended subject out. "While playing under the swing set, Sally's lost doll was found by her."

A dangling modifier is unclear and hard to fix. Who found the lost doll? The reader has to guess.

In this case, the meaning is changed: the soccer ball is running on the track.

Also, it's hard to fix because it's unclear: who got hit with the soccer ball?

So the answer is that it's both a misplaced modifier and a dangling modifier, C.
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