Correcting Misplaced Phrases and Dangling Modifiers If a sentence contains a misplaced phrase or dangling modifier. rewrite it to eliminate the error. If the sentence is correct, write Correct.
1. Eating under the porch, I saw a squirrel.
2. Using many time- and labor-saving devices, the project was finally finished.
3. Above my head, I heard the jet.
4. Ignoring table mariners, contestants in the pie-eating contest gobbled up the pies.
5. Adjusting the floodlights, the stage was now fully lighted.
6. The streetcar is fondly remembered by many people gently swaying and quietly clicking down the track.
7. Once almost totally abandoned, many cities are now resurrecting their trolley lines.
8. Rushing to get ready for school, the phone rang.
9. The rooms were cleaned by the custodians without any students inside them .
10. Walking down the street, the flowers in the neighbor's yard looked beautiful.
11. Left alone in the house, he was terrified by the thunderstorm.
12. My foot missed a step, carrying the heavy box up the stairs.
13. Running through the rain, his clothes became wet.
14. At only eight years of age, my father took me to my first baseball game.