Question

"After being hit by a car, I ran over to see if Steve was still breathing." This sentence may contain a dangling modifier. If so, choose the correct revision.

After Steve had been hit by a car, I ran over to see if he was still breathing.
If breathing, I rushed over to see Steve had been hit by a car.
After being hit by a car, if Steve was still breathing I rushed over to see.
Running over to see, Steve was hit by a car.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

After being hit by a car, I ran over to see if Steve was still breathing.

Answer 2

are u sure

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Yes, I am sure that the correct revision is:

"After Steve had been hit by a car, I ran over to see if he was still breathing."

Answer 4

what is a dangling modifier

Answer 5

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. This often creates confusion or ambiguity in the sentence. It is important to correctly place the modifier next to the word it is intended to modify in order to express the intended message clearly.