Question

Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.

With cautious, stealthy strokes, the canoer paddled up to the moose with a camera
balanced precariously on his lap.

Answer 1

The misplaced modifier is "with a camera balanced precariously on his lap." Placed next to "the moose," it incorrectly seems to modify the moose.

Corrected versions:
- With a camera balanced precariously on his lap, the canoer paddled up to the moose with cautious, stealthy strokes.
- The canoer, with a camera balanced precariously on his lap, paddled up to the moose with cautious, stealthy strokes.