english test need help can someone help me

Question

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

1. Killing myself all day, the yard was finally mowed.
2. I thought the storm clouds look dangerous standing on the shore.
3. I found the shoe looking for my coat.
4. Wearing a warm coat, I walked to the store.

Answer 1

Hi Camille,

While I cannot give you the exact answer for this test (as that would be considered cheating), I will tell you that the correct answer lies within one of the two sentences that contain commas. Read each of those two sentences to yourself (more than once if necessary). Then determine which one sounds correct to your ears, and based on the written content each sentence displays.

Good luck with the test!

Answer 2

These sentences are testing your ability to find dangling modifiers. So, if you have a descriptive word or phrase (modifier), it should be next to the word it's modifying or describing. If it's not, it will sound silly once you notice that the modifying phrase is next to the wrong verb and makes it sound like an object is late for school or a street is riding in a car.