MEDAAAAAL

Correct the dangling participial phrases.

1. Running down the street, John's ice cream fell in the mud.
2. Looking through the library, several books on horses can be found.
3. Flipping through the telephone directory, the name he wanted was found.
4. Eating breakfast one morning, the idea came to him.
5. Picking up his pencil, Tom's shoes, he noticed, were untied.

Question

MEDAAAAAL

Correct the dangling participial phrases.

1. Running down the street, John's ice cream fell in the mud.
2. Looking through the library, several books on horses can be found.
3. Flipping through the telephone directory, the name he wanted was found.
4. Eating breakfast one morning, the idea came to him.
5. Picking up his pencil, Tom's shoes, he noticed, were untied.

anonymous · Answer

take the first part and bring it to the back ..

John's ice cream fell in the mud while he was running down the street. 

is this what you want to do? or what do you mean by correct them.

anonymous · Answer

or are you trying to 'correct them' by putting the right noun in front???  since dangling participals are not exactly wrong grammatically, but they do begin a sentance ,, and often leave an implied subject....

do you have to put the implied subject in?