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Dangling participles make for very odd, awkward, and often humorous sentences.


Wrong: Flapping its wings wildly, the dog was fascinated by the bat stuck in the fire place.


A dog has no wings to flap, but in this sentence " Flapping its wings wildly" is meant to refer the dog.


You need to get " Flapping its wings wildly," to refer to the bat.


Correct: The dog was fascinated by the bat that was stuck in the fire place and flapping its wings wildly.

Correct: The dog was fascinated by the bat stuck in the fire place, flapping its wings wildly.


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