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English Sentence Correction & Common Errors

Choose the sentence with no modifier error.

A Walking through the park, the flowers smelled wonderful to me.

B Walking through the park, I noticed the flowers smelled wonderful.

C The flowers, walking through the park, smelled wonderful to me.

D Walking through the park, wonderful flowers were smelled.

"Walking through the park" describes the person doing the walking, which must be "I," not the flowers.

Reference: Skoolyst English Grammar Guide , Page 8

Flowers can't walk — check whether the modifier logically matches the noun beside it.