decide whether the sentence below contains a misplaced and/or dangling modifier or no error.
Having flipped the canoe, all the camping gear was lost in the river.
A. dangling
B. misplaced
C. both misplaced and dangling
D. No error
I think it is: No Error?
It may be dangling.
I think it's dangling to. :)
Thank You. Will you look at my previous question. Its labelled English and it has to do with Participial phrases.
Actually, the sentence does contain a misplaced modifier. In this case, the modifier is "Having flipped the canoe." The reason it is considered misplaced is because it is not placed next to the word or phrase it is intended to modify.
To determine if there is a misplaced modifier, you can identify the subject of the main clause and see if the modifier logically refers to that subject. In this case, the subject of the main clause is "all the camping gear." The modifier "Having flipped the canoe" seems to logically refer to the person who flipped the canoe, rather than the camping gear.
To correct the misplaced modifier, you could rephrase the sentence:
"After flipping the canoe, all the camping gear was lost in the river."
By moving the modifier "After flipping the canoe" to the beginning of the sentence, it now correctly modifies the subject "all the camping gear." Thus, the answer would be B. misplaced.