EXAMPLE

I smelled the delicious dinner coming down the stairs.​

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NOTE: It looks like the dinner is coming down the stairs. 😄​

CORRECTED: Coming down the stairs, I smelled the delicious dinner.​

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EXAMPLE

Drinking water from the pond, Miranda saw the abandoned puppy.​

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NOTE: It looks like Miranda is drinking water from the pond. 😃

CORRECTED: Miranda saw the abandoned puppy drinking water from the pond.​

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​Covered in melted, gooey cheese, the chef carried out a delectable pizza.

​Hanging upside down in his closet, Brad had forgotten about his old tennis racket.

After being shrunk in the wash, Megan no longer fits into her favorite sweater.

What is a dangling modifier?

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A word(s) with nothing to modify.

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EXAMPLE​

​While eating dinner, the lights went out.

NOTE: Who's eating dinner?

CORRECTED: While eating dinner, ​Bill was surprised when the lights went out.

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EXAMPLE​

​Sitting on the porch, a mosquito bit me.

NOTE: Who's sitting on the porch?

CORRECTED: Sitting on the porch, I was bitten by a mosquito.

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