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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

What's wrong with these sentences?

The sentences below are taken from a Guardian article:

After handing over the helmets and bike locks, his brow furrowed.

Being on the west coast, the Gulf Stream allows them to grow a range of tender plants.

As the only black kid in my primary school playground, animals had become my friends.

Would you please help me understand what's wrong with them?

Here is the article link:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2010/aug/04/dangling-modifiers-hanging-participles

  

Top answer

teal lime After handing over the helmets and bike locks, his brow furrowed. Implies that his brow handed over the helmets and bike locks. teal lime Being on the west coast, the Gulf Stream allows them to grow a range of tender plants.

  • teal lime After handing over the helmets and bike locks, his brow furrowed.
  • Implies that his brow handed over the helmets and bike locks.
  • teal lime Being on the west coast, the Gulf Stream allows them to grow a range of tender plants.
  • Implies that the Gulf Stream is on the west coast.
  • teal lime As the only black kid in my primary school playground, animals had become my friends.
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teal limeAfter handing over the helmets and bike locks, his brow furrowed.

Implies that his brow handed over the helmets and bike locks.

teal limeBeing on the west coast, the Gulf Stream allows them to grow a range of tender plants.

Implies that the Gulf Stream is on the west coast.

teal lime

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