This document provides information about dangling participles, including how to identify and correct them. It defines a dangling participle as a phrase that does not have a subject inside a sentence. The subject used in a dangling participle is not the doer of the action expressed by the participle. Examples are given of dangling participles and how to fix them by adding the intended subject. Exercises are included for students to practice identifying and correcting dangling participles.

1. DANGLING
PARTICIPLES

2. Objectives:
• Analyze why a sentence has dangling
participle.
• Correct a sentence with dangling participle.
• Distinguish a complete sentence from a
sentence with dangling participle.

3. Simple Recall:
The participial phrase should
be followed by a comma and
then by the noun that is being
modified.
*Arrange the sentences to form one
correct sentence with participial
phrase.
chirped I in a loudly trail
bird Hiking a heard
Answer: Hiking in a trail, I heard the bird chirped
loudly.
Ex. Painting a
picture, the
artist lost track
of time.

4. • often eyes singing close tune I my
When a.
Answer: When singing a tune, I often close
my eyes.

5. Hiking in a trail,
the bird chirped
loudly.
When singing a tune,
my eyes are often
close.

6. Activity
Probing deeply
Study the sentence with illustration. Find
out the problem in the sentence. Report your
findings after.

7. Walking up to
the front door,
the bell was
ringing.
• Seeing the
sunshine, the
window was
opened.

8. Analysis:
Eating pie in the rain, a rainbow was seen.

9. Answer:
Eating pie in the
rain, I saw a rainbow.

10. DANGLING PARTICIPLES
• A dangling participle is a phrase that does not
have a subject inside a sentence. The subject
used in a dangling participle is not the doer of
the action expressed by the participle.
Example:
Deceived by his friends, hope was lost.

11. • To correct a dangling participle, add a subject
or the word you want your participle to
describe and reconstruct your sentence
correctly.
Example:
Deceived by his friends, he lost hope.

12. Practice Exercises:
• Standing at the gate, the scorpion stung him.
• Going up the hill, an old temple was seen.
• Entering the room, the light was quite dazzling.

13. Answers:
• Standing at the gate, he was stung by a scorpion.
or While he was standing at the gate, a scorpion stung him.
• Going up the hill, I saw an old temple.
or When I went up the hill, I saw an old temple.
• Entering the room, I found the light quite dazzling.
or When I entered the room, the light was quite dazzling.

14. QUIZ
A. Identify the following sentences whether it has dangling
participle or none. Write A if it is a complete sentence and B if it
has dangling participle. Write the answer only on your paper.
1. Flying over the African landscape, the elephant herd
looked magnificent.
2. Covered with hot melted cheese, we ate the pizza.
3. Driven by hunger, he stole a piece of bread.
4. The evening passed very pleasantly, eating candy and
watching videos.
5. Carrying a heavy pile of books, he caught his foot on a
step..
B. Correct the following sentence with a dangling participle.
1. Covered with hot melted cheese, we ate the pizza.

15. Assignment: Copy on your notebook. Answer on
a 1/2 sheet of paper, crosswise.
1. Having finished the assignment, the TV was
turned on.
2. Watching the play, the actors enthralled the
audience.
3. Walking down the street, the sun shone brightly.
4. After jumping out of the boat, the shark bit the
man.
5. Hearing the noise, the boy woke up.
Correct the following sentence with a
dangling participle.