Forced to sprint the length of the basketball court a dozen times, it was an especially tough practice.

Question

Question
How should the sentence be rewritten to correct the dangling modifier?

Answer options with 4 options
1.
The players had an especially tough practice, forced to sprint the length of the basketball court a dozen times.

2.
Forced to sprint the length of the basketball court a dozen times, the players found practice to be especially tough.

3.
Forced a dozen times to sprint the length of the basketball court, it was an especially tough practice for the players.

4.
It was an especially tough practice, forced to sprint the length of the basketball court a dozen times, for the players.

Answer 1

The best option to correct the dangling modifier is:

2. Forced to sprint the length of the basketball court a dozen times, the players found practice to be especially tough.

This version clearly indicates that "the players" are the ones who were forced to sprint, properly linking the modifier to the correct subject.