A dangling modifier is a word that modified a non-specific word in a sentence. One can mistake which word is being modified. The sentences in this quiz have some dangling modifiers and what you need to do is write them in the correct way. Do take up the quiz and see if you can detect what is wrong and how to make it right. All the best!
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The TV was turned on because it finished the assignment.
After having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.
Having finished the assignment, I turned the TV on.
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The article still remains unconvincing after reading the original study.
The article remained unconvincing after reading the original study.
After reading the original study, I find the article remains unconvincing.
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To improve his results, he did the experiment again.
In order to improve his results, the experiment was done again.
His results were improved after the experiment was done again.
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The experiment failed after not studying the lab manual carefully.
They failed the experiment, not having studied the lab manual carefully.
Not studying the lab manual caused the experiment to fail.
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