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While analyzing the quarterly financial records, which of the following sentences logically connects the introductory modifying phrase to its subject without creating a dangling modifier?

  1. A
    While analyzing the quarterly financial records, several calculation discrepancies were discovered by the auditor.
  2. While analyzing the quarterly financial records, the auditor discovered several calculation discrepancies.Answer
  3. C
    While analyzing the quarterly financial records, the spreadsheet displayed several calculation discrepancies.
  4. D
    While analyzing the quarterly financial records, an unexpected discrepancy was flagged in the ledger.

Answer

The sentence that correctly places the subject 'the auditor' immediately following the introductory participial phrase is grammatically correct.
The correct option places the logical agent ('the auditor') immediately after the modifying phrase, establishing a clear and grammatically sound relationship between the action of analyzing and the person doing it.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the introductory modifying phrase and the action it describes.
The phrase 'While analyzing the quarterly financial records' describes an action that must be performed by a person (an agent).
Participial phrases at the start of a sentence must modify the subject of the main clause.
2
Examine the subject of the main clause in each option to ensure logical alignment.
In the correct sentence, 'the auditor' is the main subject, which logically performs the action of analyzing.
Non-human nouns such as 'discrepancies', 'spreadsheet', or 'ledger' cannot analyze records.

Key Concept

Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Estimated Time:45s
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Adjectives, Adverbs, and Modifiers

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