Question

Which of the sentences contains a dangling modifier?

After visiting the place it was filmed, the movie is sure to be great.
Sandy went to the game she told us about yesterday afternoon.
Jonathan may think he is the best golfer, but I disagree.
Because I didn’t want to be late, I ran through the hallway.

Answer 1

recall: in general, modifiers should be placed close to the word they are modifying. A dangling modifier is a modifier that does not logically refer to any other word in the sentence.

for example, in the sentence "Because I didn’t want to be late, I ran through the hallway.", the modifying phrase "Because I didn't want to be late" modifies the verb ran (by giving a reason for the action), this is not a dangling modifier.

repeat this logic for the other answer choices and see which one best fits the description of a dangling modifier.