Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

After making the team, practices and games took up a lot of free time.
All season long, Ashlyn wanted to be a soccer hero like her big sister.
Her hard work paid off when she kicked the winning goal in the final game.
She felt very proud as she held up her championship trophy with a smile.

Respuesta :

The correct answer is A

Answer:

A. After making the team, practices and games took up a lot of free time.

Explanation:

Dangling Modifiers:

Modifiers are used by writers to give a clear and logical meaning to sentences.

The above sentence fails to give a clear meaning to who made the team and lost a lot of free time. It sounds vague. - That is why it´s known as a dangling modifier because the word which gives a clearer meaning is missing (dangling).

To understand better the meaning of the sentence, it could read: After Joy made the team, practices and games took up a lot of her free time.

OR

After making the team, Joy´s practices and games took up a lot of her free time.