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Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?While I was doing my homework, my pen ran out of ink.Dressed in a snowsuit, the cold weather did not bother the child.Playing his guitar, Frank held the audience’s attention.Reading until late at night, Caryn felt tired the next morning.

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playing his guitar, frank held the audience's attention

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Dressed in a snowsuit, the cold weather did not bother the child.

Explanation:

A modifier is a word, clause or phrase that describes, adds meaning to, qualifies, changes or limits another noun or pronoun called “object,” and a modifier is displaced when the object it modifies is not clearly stated in the sentence, hence, making the sentence confusing and badly written.

In the sentence, the modifier “Dressed in a snowsuit” is dangling or misplaced because the object it modifies is not clearly stated. Who or what is dressed in a snowsuit? the cold weather or the child?

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