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Lesson (A)
Suggested answers.
While driving down the street, the light at the intersection turned red
While I was driving down the street, the light at the intersection
turn red.
Riding his skateboard, a dog chased Dave.
Riding his skateboard, Dave was chased by a dog.
Slowly sinking beneath the skyline, we watched the sunset.
As the sun slowly sank beneath the skyline, we watched the sunset.
When trying to lose weight, snacks should be avoided.
When trying to lose weight, one should avoid snacks.
Lesson (B)
Suggested answers.
Jan searched for her hat under the bed that was missing.
Jan searched for her missing hat under the bed.
The singer gave the girl an autograph who sold a million copies.
The singer, who sold a million copies, gave the girl her autograph.
They saw the baseball game eating hot dogs and peanuts.
The Millers saw the baseball game while they ate hot dogs and
peanuts.
Steve saw a rabbit in the yard reading a book.
While Steve read a book, he saw a rabbit in the yard.
Lesson (C)
Suggested answers.
Passing the test, he treated himself to an ice cream sundae
with extra fudge.
After Fred passed the test, he treated himself to an ice cream sundae with extra fudge.
The apple was thrown into the garbage with the brown spots.
The apple with the brown spots was thrown into the garbage.
Working extra hours at the store, more money was put aside
for a rainy day.
Working extra hours at the store, I was able to put more
money aside for a rainy day.
The runner won the race from Kansas.
The runner from Kansas won the race.
We heard that the roads were flooded on the radio.
We heard on the radio that the roads were flooded.
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Language Arts: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers - Lessons Answer Key
