Identify the sentence that correctly avoids a dangling modifier error.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Walking through the botanical garden, Maria admired the colorful orchids.
- Step 1: An introductory participial phrase must be followed immediately by the subject who performs the action.
- Step 2: Maria is the person 'walking through the botanical garden', so 'Maria' must be the grammatical subject directly following the comma.
Answer
Walking through the botanical garden, Maria admired the colorful orchids.
Why not the others: 'Walking... the colorful orchids delighted' implies that the orchids were walking; 'Walking... the trees were swaying' implies that the trees were walking; 'Walking... a sudden rainstorm soaked' implies that the rainstorm was walking.
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