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Problem 4 - Entrance Test

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

A. Running quickly, the train was almost missed.B. Running quickly, I almost missed the train.C. I was running quickly to catch the train.D. The train was running quickly.

Correct: A

A dangling modifier is a phrase or word that does not clearly modify the word it is intended to modify. In the first sentence, 'Running quickly' is meant to modify 'I,' but it is grammatically attached to 'the train.'