Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Swerving to miss a squirrel in the street, a fire hydrant crumpled the hood of Harold's car.

A fire hydrant crumpled the hood of Harold's car as he swerved to miss a squirrel in the street.

Putting ketchup on the hot French fries, a tomato sauce explosion stained Gloria's shirt red.

A tomato sauce explosion stained Gloria's shirt red as she put ketchup on her fries.

Scolding the noisy teenagers, silence returned to the library.

After the librarian scolded the noisy teenagers, silence returned to the library.

Watching the second hand sweep the clock, Dr. Grayson's boring lecture on the French Revolution seemed as if it would never end.

Because Juan was watching the second hand sweep the clock, Dr. Grayson's boring lecture on the French Revolution seemed as if it would never end.

Alone at the cafeteria table, Francis ate his burger, which he ordered with no onions and extra pickle.

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Collapsing on the couch, Nick relaxed after the hard day of moving heavy furniture to his new apartment.

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When Wesley knocked the baseball into the stands, the fans cheered the homerun.

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Wiping fingerprints off his eyeglasses with a paper towel, Kareem could finally read the book pages.

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Michael rode his bike his bike to the beach, which was squeaky with rust.

Michael rode to the beach on his bike, which was squeaky with rust.

Leaping out of the water, the sight of a shark terrified poor Donny.

Poor Donny, leaping out of the water at the sight of a shark, was terrified.

Gooey with extra cheese, Samantha made pizza for the party.

Samantha made pizza, which was gooey with extra cheese for the party.

Mopping up the muddy paw prints, the afternoon light made Sarah's kitchen tile gleam.

The afternoon light made Sarah's kitchen tile gleam as she was mopping up the muddy paw prints.

Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, our hurricane preparation was finally complete.

When Jane and I filled the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, our hurricane preparation was finally complete.