Which revision fixes the dangling modifier in the sentence?

After a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor.

A) My cat, after a nice hot shower, lapped up the water on the floor.

B) After I took a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor.

C) My cat lapped up the water on the floor after a nice hot shower.

D) After a nice hot shower, on the floor my cat lapped up the water.

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Kaylen

6 July, 22:06

Which revision fixes the dangling modifier in the sentence?

After a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor.

A) My cat, after a nice hot shower, lapped up the water on the floor.

B) After I took a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor.

C) My cat lapped up the water on the floor after a nice hot shower.

D) After a nice hot shower, on the floor my cat lapped up the water.

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Marshall Drake · Answer 1

Answer: B) After I took a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor.

Explanation:

As modifier is a word/phrase that describes a noun/pronoun, a dangling modifier is an ambiguous grammatical construction, in which it is not precisely stated which particular word is being modified.

In this particular case, we cannot tell whether it is the cat who took a hot shower or there is another person/animal who did it. In order for us to understand it better, this sentence should be paraphrased into a new one - After I took a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor. In this sentence, both of the actions (taking a shower and lapping up the water) are linked to a subject. In this way, there is no confusion.

Elaine Adkins · Answer 2

the Answer is B

Explanation:

the answer is B because they replace a with I indecating that the cat wasnt the one in witch who was showering it was a person and the cat just drank the water on the floor.