Rewrite the following sentences, focusing on the grammar area specified in the left column. To enter your answer, click next to the number and begin typing. If the sentence is already correct, write No Change.

Dangling Modifiers

1. Running through the park, the leaves fell from the trees.

To correct the dangling modifier in this sentence, we need to make sure the subject of the main clause is the one doing the action. One possible correction could be: "While I was running through the park, I saw the leaves falling from the trees."

2. After finishing the book, the movie adaptation was released.

In this sentence, the subject of the main clause ("the movie adaptation") cannot logically be the one finishing the book. To fix this, we can rephrase it as: "After I finished the book, the movie adaptation was released."

3. Hoping for a promotion, the job was given to someone else.

Here, the subject of the main clause ("the job") cannot be the one hoping for a promotion. To clarify the intended meaning, we could rewrite the sentence as: "Although I was hoping for a promotion, the job was given to someone else."

4. To improve my writing skills, practice is essential.

The dangling modifier in this sentence is "to improve my writing skills". To properly connect it to the subject doing the action, we can rewrite it as: "To improve my writing skills, I need to practice regularly."

5. With only a few ingredients, the dish was prepared quickly.

In this sentence, the subject of the main clause ("the dish") is not the one with only a few ingredients. To fix this, we can revise it as: "With only a few ingredients, she prepared the dish quickly."