Select the sentence with the dangling modifier.

"Jumping for joy, the basketball championship was won."

Explanation:

The last sentence has a dangling modifier. It modifies a word that isn't in the sentence!

"Jumping for joy, the basketball championship was won."

Explanation:

A dangling modifier occurs when an author introduces a modifier, but forgets its antecedent. In other words, the author presents a word that is meant to modify another word, but does not include its target. This means that the modifier is "dangling," as it has nothing to describe. This is a common mistake, but one that can make it impossible for the reader to understand the meaning of the sentence.

clerical work ensures that an office runs smoothly. it involves the day-to-day administrative tasks of an office, such as answering phones, scheduling appointments, sending faxes, and filing documents. office clerks and secretaries need to have particularly strong clerical skills.

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