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Verbal Reasoning - English - English Grammar:

Misplaced Modifiers

MCQ - 569-4848

Question:

Having cashed my refund check and deposited most of the money in my savings account, a small sum was left to spend on new clothes.

  1. a small sum was left to spend on new clothes.
  2. buying new clothes with the small sum left was possible.
  3. I had a small sum left with which to buy clothes.
  4. buying new clothes with the small sum left was possible.
  5. the small leftover sum was spent on new clothes.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

This is an example of dangling participles. The sentence begins with two participles (having cashed and deposited). These participles will dangle if the first clause is not followed by a reference to the human agent who did the cashing and depositing. Only C begins with a human subject - I.

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