Identify the error in the following sentence: "While walking in the park, a squirrel jumped across the path."

Question

A
Dangling modifier
B
Pronoun agreement
C
Subject-verb agreement
D
Tense consistency

Answer 1

The correct answer is A: Dangling modifier.

The phrase "While walking in the park" implies that the person who is walking is the subject of the sentence, but the sentence states that "a squirrel" jumped across the path. This creates confusion because it seems to suggest that the squirrel is the one walking in the park, leading to a dangling modifier. A clearer version could be: "While I was walking in the park, a squirrel jumped across the path."