Which of these sentences DO/ DOES contain dangling modifiers?5AtsakymasStuck in the mud, the man called for help.Stuck in the mud, the rescue services rushed to the man's assistance.Stuck in the mud, the man tried to free himself.Stuck in the mud, Tim could see a man waving.
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Which of these sentences DO/ DOES contain dangling modifiers?5AtsakymasStuck in the mud, the man called for help.Stuck in the mud, the rescue services rushed to the man's assistance.Stuck in the mud, the man tried to free himself.Stuck in the mud, Tim could see a man waving.
Solution
The sentence "Stuck in the mud, the rescue services rushed to the man's assistance." contains a dangling modifier.
Here's why:
A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. In this case, "Stuck in the mud" is the dangling modifier.
The sentence is implying that the rescue services are stuck in the mud, which is not the intended meaning. The man is the one who is stuck, not the rescue services.
The correct version of the sentence would be: "The man, stuck in the mud, had the rescue services rush to his assistance."
The other sentences are correct because the subject that the modifier "Stuck in the mud" is referring to is clearly stated and is the one performing the action.
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