Identify the dangling modifier in: 'Walking down the street, the buildings looked tall.'
ANo error
B'Walking down the street' has no clear subjectCORRECT
C'The buildings' is misused
D'Looked tall' is misplaced
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
The introductory phrase needs a subject who is walking. 'Buildings' don't walk — dangling modifier.
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