Standard English ConventionsMediumDangling modifier
Standard English Conventions practice question
Having finished the exam early, ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. the students were allowed to leave the hallCorrect
- B. the teacher let the students leave the hall
- C. the hall emptied out quickly
- D. it was possible for the students to leave the hall
Answer: A. the students were allowed to leave the hall
The opening phrase describes whoever finished the exam. Only choice A puts those people — the students — right after the comma.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the teacher let the students leave the hall
- This makes the teacher the one who finished the exam early.
- C. the hall emptied out quickly
- This makes the hall the one who finished the exam.
- D. it was possible for the students to leave the hall
- 'it' follows the phrase, so 'it' finished the exam — which is meaningless.
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