Watching a good TV show, the television stopped working.

Which revision most effectively corrects the dangling participle?

A. The television suddenly stopped working while watching a good TV show.

B. I was upset when the television stopped working while watching a good TV show.

C. Watching a good TV show, I was upset when the television stopped working.

D. While watching a good TV show, the television suddenly stopped working.

Question

Watching a good TV show, the television stopped working.

Which revision most effectively corrects the dangling participle?

A.	The television suddenly stopped working while watching a good TV show.

B.	I was upset when the television stopped working while watching a good TV show.

C.	Watching a good TV show, I was upset when the television stopped working.

D.	While watching a good TV show, the television suddenly stopped working.

wwhitlock · Answer

The TV could be was watching the show with out a pronoun. So that leaves out A and D.

An indefinite pronoun wont make it any clearer. So look at B. There is a pronoun letting the reader know who is upset. But it's unclear who or what is doing the watching.

C also has a pronoun letting the reader know who was upset. Does the pronoun also apply to who was watching a good show?

anonymous · Answer

Thank you for your response....  It has been many years since I was in school...   I don't even remember dangling modifiers so I struggle with them....  This helped alot!!  =)

wwhitlock · Answer

It' been just a couple of hours since I was in school, but that's where I work. I haven't been a student for, let's say, longer than that. :) 
And it's a lot :)