Choose the sentence that avoids a dangling modifier.
Correct answer: B. After reviewing the figures, the accountant reported the error.
- A. After reviewing the figures, the error was reported by the accountant.
- B. After reviewing the figures, the accountant reported the error.
- C. After the figures reviewed, the accountant reported the error.
- D. After reviewing the figures, the error had been reported by the accountant.
Explanation
The introductory phrase “After reviewing the figures” must describe the person who reviewed them. In option B, “the accountant” immediately supplies that logical subject; in the other choices, the phrase incorrectly modifies “the error” or is grammatically incomplete.
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