Topic: DANGLING MODIFIERS 1 | level: Advanced (C1-C2)

Choose whether each of the following sentences is CORRECT, or whether it has a DANGLING MODIFIER.


1. Coming back from the beach, the city seemed crowded and unfriendly.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

2. Coming back from the beach, Jim was taken aback by how crowded the city was.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

3. Having lived in three different cities already, I was happy to learn that I wouldn't be moving again.
  CORRECT
  DANGLING MODIFIER

4. Waiting to hear the news, the stress was too much to bear.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

5. Waiting for the taxi, Paul thought about what had happened the previous day.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

6. Driving to the shopping centre, the muffler was making a lot of noise.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

7. Driving to the shopping centre, we were overwhelmed by how much noise the muffler was making.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

8. At the age of twenty, my brother decided to move back to Australia.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

9. Although we were surprised by his decision, we didn't say anything to him.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

10. Walking back to the house, the birds seemed more agitated than they normally were.
  DANGLING MODIFIER
  CORRECT

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