"Making its way through the crowd, Tai drove the car slowly."is an example of a
A) Comma splice.
B) Run-on.
C) Dangling modifier.
D) Predication error.
E) None of the above.

Question

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The sentence contains a dangling modifier because "Making its way through the crowd" seems to modify "Tai," but logically, it's the car that is making its way through the crowd, not Tai. This creates confusion about what or who is actually performing the action described by the introductory phrase.

"Making Its Way Through the Crowd, Tai Drove the Car