Sentences with DANGLING-PARTICIPLE
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"The dangling participle in the sentence 'Walking through the park, my dog chased a squirrel' creates confusion about who is walking."
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"A common mistake is starting a sentence with a dangling participle, such as 'Hoping to catch the train, the delay made me anxious.'"
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"To avoid a dangling participle, the sentence 'Lying on the beach, the sound of waves relaxed me' can be rewritten to 'As I was lying on the beach, the sound of waves relaxed me.'"
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"In the sentence 'Running late, the traffic was unbearable,' the dangling participle makes it unclear who is running late."
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"To correct the dangling participle in the sentence 'Not knowing how to fix the problem, the technician was called,' it can be rewritten as 'Not knowing how to fix the problem, I called the technician.'"
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"The sentence 'Being an experienced driver, the task was easy for him' contains a dangling participle as it does not specify who is an experienced driver."
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"By rephrasing 'Jumping out of the water, the dolphins could be seen' to 'The dolphins could be seen as they were jumping out of the water' the dangling participle is eliminated."
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"A dangling participle can create humorous effects, like in the sentence 'After roasting in the oven, the chef served the turkey.'"
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"In 'Being a good swimmer, the ocean was my second home,' the dangling participle causes confusion about who is the good swimmer."
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"To avoid a dangling participle, 'Hanging from a tree, I saw the bird's nest' can be rewritten as 'I saw the bird's nest hanging from a tree.'"
