Question

Dangling Modifiers:
Looking south, the surf pounded against the base of the cliff.

Answer 1

I couldn't find the full question - is it asking if the sentence has a dangling modifier? or how to correct it?

Answer 2

How to correct it.

Answer 3

sure

notice how "looking south" modifies "the surf" based on how the sentence is written. however, the surf cannot actually look south.

so you could re-write the sentence so that a person is looking south. care to give it a try?

Answer 4

As I looked south, the surf pounded against the base of the cliff?

Answer 5

sure, that's one way to do it

Answer 6

could even say "as I was looking south" if you want to preserve the original tense

Answer 7

Thank you! I appreciate your help :)