Identify the sentence that contains a dangling modifier.

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Running down the street, the dog chased the boy.. A dangling modifier occurs when the participial phrase does not logically relate to the subject of the main clause. In option A, 'Running down the street' appears to modify 'the dog', implying the dog was running, when logically it should be the boy. Options B, C, and D all have participial phrases

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A) Running down the street, the dog chased the boy.

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B) Running down the street, the boy was chased by the dog.

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C) Having finished his homework, Tunde went out to play.

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D) Exhausted after the journey, Amina fell asleep immediately.

Identify the sentence that contains a dangling modifier.

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