Rewrite the sentence by correcting the faulty parallelism, misplaced modifier, squinting modifier, or dangling modifier.

Question

Baring his teeth and growling, the mailman edged nervously away from the dog.

Answer 1

Baring his teeth and growling, the politically correct postal carrier of unknown sex and sexual orientation -- neither of which factors is relevant in a truly Utopian society, whether disestablishmentarian or anti-disestablishmentarian -- nervously edged away from Bill Clinton as the latter did what squinting Blue dogs do to Blue satin dresses worn by Jewish interns named Caitlyn Jenner!

Answer 2

Hi Emily,

The error in the sentence as written is the misplaced modifier: "the mailman, baring his teeth and growling." We can assume that the dog, not the mailman, would bare teeth and growl.

Therefore, if our intention is to show that the dog was baring his teeth, we must rewrite the sentence as follows: Baring his teeth and growling, the dog caused the mailman to edge nervously away. 

Best,

Star