Question

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

• A. Having finished the exam, I went home.
• B. After the rain, a rainbow appeared.
• C. Walking through the forest, the birds chirped loudly.
• D. To understand syntax, one must study diligently.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Walking through the forest, the birds chirped loudly.

A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that is not clearly and logically related to the word or words it is intended to modify. In the sentence 'Walking through the forest, the birds chirped loudly,' the phrase 'Walking through the forest' is not logically connected to 'birds,' suggesting the birds were walking.