Does this sentence have a dangling modifier?
Ironing out all wrinkles, the pants looked much more presentable.
Yes, again. It reads as if the pants had ironed out all the wrinkles!!
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http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/modifiers.htm
Here's an excellent webpage to help you understand these.
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To determine if a sentence has a dangling modifier, you need to identify the modifier and the word or phrase it is intended to modify. In this case, the modifier is "Ironing out all wrinkles," and it is intended to modify "the pants."
To check if the modifier is dangling, ask yourself if the subject of the modifier (in this case, the person doing the ironing) is also the subject of the main clause (the pants). If they are not the same, then the modifier is indeed dangling.
In the given sentence, "Ironing out all wrinkles" is the subject of the main clause, and the pants are the object. Since the person doing the ironing and the subject of the main clause are different, the modifier is dangling.
To correct this sentence, you can rephrase it to clearly connect the modifier to the intended subject. For example: "After ironing out all the wrinkles, the pants looked much more presentable."
For further understanding on modifiers and how to identify dangling modifiers, you can visit the webpage http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/modifiers.htm. It provides detailed explanations and examples to help you grasp the concept.