Question

Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct. All of the other sentences contain a dangling modifier.

		Scrubbing the tile grout with a bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade.
		To finish by the midnight deadline, the computer keyboard sang with Sylvia's flying fingers.
		Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Brian another selfie she photoshopped to make herself look fabulous.
		After I slathered the popcorn with melted butter, I began to regret starting my new diet.

Answer 1

Answer: After I slathered the popcorn with melted butter, I began to regret starting my new diet.

Explanation:

A modifier is said to be dangling when it is not clear about what is being modified and leads to misunderstanding.

Scrubbing the tile grout with a bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade: Contains a dangling modifier because this sentence does not indicate who is scrubbing the tile grout.

To finish by the midnight deadline, the computer keyboard sang with Sylvia's flying fingers: This sentence also does not indicate who is making the keyboard sing and create the misunderstanding that the computer sang by itself. Hence this sentence is misleading and has a dangling modifier.

Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Brian another selfie she photoshopped to make herself look fabulous: This sentence also has a dangling modifier as the phrase ‘attached to the email’ looks like describing Charlie, but actually it should describe ‘selfie’.

After I slathered the popcorn with melted butter, I began to regret starting my new diet.: This sentence does not have a dangling modifier because it states clearly who is slathering the popcorn and regretting here. There is no chance for confusion and hence this sentence is correct.