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Which of these sentences DO/ DOES contain dangling modifiers?7AtsakymasRushing to catch the bus, the old man slipped and fell.Rushing to catch the bus, the old man's wallet fell out of his pocket.Rushing to catch the bus, the old man's face was covered in sweat.Rushing to catch the bus, the old man cursed his advancing years.

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Which of these sentences DO/ DOES contain dangling modifiers?7AtsakymasRushing to catch the bus, the old man slipped and fell.Rushing to catch the bus, the old man's wallet fell out of his pocket.Rushing to catch the bus, the old man's face was covered in sweat.Rushing to catch the bus, the old man cursed his advancing years.

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The sentences with dangling modifiers are:

  1. "Rushing to catch the bus, the old man's wallet fell out of his pocket." This sentence is incorrect because the modifier "Rushing to catch the bus" is not correctly modifying the subject of the sentence. The sentence seems to suggest that the wallet was rushing to catch the bus, which is not possible. A correct version of the sentence could be: "Rushing to catch the bus, the old man felt his wallet fall out of his pocket."

  2. "Rushing to catch the bus, the old man's face was covered in sweat." This sentence is incorrect for the same reason. The sentence seems to suggest that the face was rushing to catch the bus. A correct version of the sentence could be: "Rushing to catch the bus, the old man felt his face covered in sweat."

The other two sentences are correct because the modifier "Rushing to catch the bus" is correctly modifying the subject of the sentence, which is the old man.

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