Question

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Hungry after practice, the team gobbled up their sandwiches.

Looking through his backpack, Tyler finally spotted his calculator.

After trying the new recipe, chicken pizza tasted delicious.

With a sigh of exhaustion, Mrs. Granger put her feet up.

Answer 1

Answer:

looking through his backpack Tyler finally spotted his calculator

Answer 2

A Dangling modifier modifies the word, but do not specify about the word in the sentence.

For example, in the above passage, the line, ‘after trying the new recipe, chicken pizza tasted delicious’ has a dangling modifier.

Explanation:

There are two ways to write this sentence:

• Without dangling modifier:  

After trying the new recipe, the team tasted the delicious chicken pizza.

Here, ‘after trying the new recipe’ is not a dangling modifier, because the team is the subject who is responsible for that action.

• With dangling modifier:

After trying the new recipe, chicken pizza tasted delicious

Here, ‘after trying the new recipe’ is the dangling modifier. Since, ‘Chicken Pizza’ cannot try the new recipe, the phrase acts as a dangling modifier without subject.