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What type of incorrect modifier is in the following sentence?

Climbing up the ladder carefully, the frightened cat was brought down from the tree.

Question 10 options:

Dangling Modifier


Misplaced Modifier


Neither

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User Nayeem
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Answer:

Dangling Modifier

Step-by-step explanation:

In the incorrect sentence, ''climbing up the ladder carefully, the frightened cat was brought down from the tree''. The reader is left wondering who climbed up the ladder carefully, to bring the cat down from the tree. The writer must tell the reader!

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User Amir Makram
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