Choose the answer that is correct and clearly expressed in Standard English.
Having finished the exam, ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. the students left the room
- Step 1: Identify the opening participial modifier: 'Having finished the exam.'
- Step 2: The subject immediately following the comma must logically perform the action of finishing the exam to prevent a dangling modifier.
- Step 3: The students completed the exam, so 'the students left the room' is grammatically correct.
Answer
the students left the room.
Why not the others: Placing the room or the exam directly after the comma creates a dangling modifier.
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