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Standard English ConventionsVery hardDangling modifier with an -ing opener

Standard English Conventions practice question

Turning the great wheel, ____

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. the river drives the stones without any other power.Correct
  2. B. the stones are driven by the river without any other power.
  3. C. no other power is needed by the stones.
  4. D. the flour is ground by the river without any other power.

Answer: A. the river drives the stones without any other power.

The river turns the wheel, so it must be the subject.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the stones are driven by the river without any other power.
Makes the stones turn the wheel.
C. no other power is needed by the stones.
Makes the power turn the wheel.
D. the flour is ground by the river without any other power.
Makes the flour turn the wheel.

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