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Select the version of the sentence that does not have a dangling modifier.
After we left our handprints in the wet cement
After we left our handprints in the wet cement
After leaving our handprints in the wet cement
, Ron Weasley's sidewalk became our personal masterpiece.
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"After we left our handprints in the wet cement, Ron Weasley's sidewalk became our personal masterpiece."
Reason: the clause "After we left..." names its subject ("we"), so it clearly refers to the same actors as the main idea. The version beginning "After leaving our handprints..." dangles because it suggests the sidewalk did the leaving.
Reason: the clause "After we left..." names its subject ("we"), so it clearly refers to the same actors as the main idea. The version beginning "After leaving our handprints..." dangles because it suggests the sidewalk did the leaving.
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