Filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, the bicycle seemed to race faster.
Which revision best corrects the error in the sentence?
The bicycle seemed to race faster, filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air.
The bicycle, filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, seemed to race faster.
Carmen found that she could race faster, filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air.
By filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, Carmen found that she could race faster.
1 answer
The best revision that corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence is:
By filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, Carmen found that she could race faster.
This revision clarifies who is performing the action of filling the bicycle tires, thus eliminating the confusion created by the original sentence.
