Which sentence has a misplaced modifier problem corrected?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Walking to the station, he noticed a notice on the wall.
A participle phrase must sit next to the person doing the action.
Answer: Walking to the station, he noticed a notice on the wall.
Why not the others: Walking to the station, a notice was noticed on the wall.: the participle phrase wrongly attaches to 'notice'. He noticed walking to the station a notice on the wall.: it separates the phrase from the word it modifies. A notice on the wall was walking to the station.: it makes the notice do the walking.
Answer: Walking to the station, he noticed a notice on the wall.
Why not the others: Walking to the station, a notice was noticed on the wall.: the participle phrase wrongly attaches to 'notice'. He noticed walking to the station a notice on the wall.: it separates the phrase from the word it modifies. A notice on the wall was walking to the station.: it makes the notice do the walking.
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