Question

Which sentence uses a modifier correctly?


Entering the jet, the passengers were silent.


Soaring through the air, the tourists watched the eagles overhead.


The fire fighter ran toward the fire extinguisher in charge.


Walking to the post office, the letter fell out of my pocket.

Answer 1

"Entering the jet, the passengers were silent."

Explanation: In that sentence the participial phrase "Entering the jet" properly modifies "the passengers." The others are incorrect because their introductory modifiers attach to the wrong noun (dangling/misplaced modifiers): #2 implies the tourists were soaring, #3 implies the extinguisher was "in charge," and #4 implies the letter was walking.