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Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose (D). "(A) Walking along the seawall, (B) the sunset looked (C) more beautiful than ever to us."
- (A) Walking along the seawall,
- (B) the sunset looked
- (C) more beautiful than ever to us.
- (D) No error
Answer
B. (B) the sunset looked
Solution
Dangling modifier: the sunset was not walking. Correct: "Walking along the seawall, we found the sunset more beautiful than ever."
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