03:Pretest
HS: English 3A [M] (Prescriptive) (GP) / 3:Effective Sentences
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Read the sentence.
To make a profit, all the snacks must be sold by the club.
Which revision most effectively corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence?
Selling all the snacks, a club profit will be made.
All the snacks must be sold to make a profit by the club.
Making a profit, all the snacks must be sold by the club.
To make a profit, the club must sell all the snacks.
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The sentence contains a dangling modifier because it suggests that "all the snacks" are making a profit, which is not the intended meaning. The best revision that corrects this issue is:
To make a profit, the club must sell all the snacks.
This revision clearly indicates that it is the club that needs to sell the snacks to achieve a profit, resolving the dangling modifier issue.
