Select the sentence that contains a confusing - ING modifier.
A) Strolling down Chauncey Street, the sun lit the lawns and porches.
B) Strolling down Chauncey Street, we saw sun-lit lawns and porches.

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In sentence A, "Strolling down Chauncey Street" incorrectly modifies "the sun," implying that the sun is strolling, which is illogical. Sentence B correctly has "we" as the subject doing the strolling, making the modifier appropriate.

Select the Sentence That Contains a Confusing - ING Modifier