Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:

Question

While jogging, the dog followed me home.
Group of answer choices

A-The dog

B-While jogging

C-Followed

D-Me

Answer 1

The misplaced modifier in the sentence "While jogging, the dog followed me home" is B - While jogging.

The phrase suggests that it was the dog that was jogging, rather than the person. A clearer version would be: "While I was jogging, the dog followed me home."