Modifier confusion

Since your story is not what is driven by the American dream, presumably, but you are, you could say, "Driven by a passion for the American dream, we began our journey to achieve it in 1990."

Or, you could say, "The story of our passion for the American dream began in 1990."

AnonymousHow can this sentence be corrected so that the opening phrase modifies properly?
"Driven by a passion for the American dream, our story began in 1990."

It's perfectly capable of being understood without the need for correction. The missing subject of the underlined adjunct clause is clearly understood as being "we", i.e. the the nomina

I will agree that most readers are capable of understanding what was meant by the original. But, I think the poster was asking if the modifier was used in a technically correct way, and the answer to that is no. If the writing is being graded for technical grammar correctness, this would be counted as an error, because, literally, "Driven by a passion for the American dream" is modifying "our s