Choose the sentence that corrects the dangling modifier in: 'Walking through the botanical gardens, the colorful orchids delighted the tourists.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Walking through the botanical gardens, the tourists were delighted by the colorful orchids.
- Step 1: The introductory participial phrase 'Walking through the botanical gardens' must modify the subject performing the action. Step 2. The tourists were walking, not the orchids. Placing 'the tourists' as the subject fixes the dangling modifier. Answer: Walking through the botanical gardens, the tourists were delighted by the colorful orchids. Why not the others: The other options leave 'orchids' as the entity walking through the gardens.
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