Identify the error in the sentence "Walking to the store, the rain started."

Identify the error in the sentence "Walking to the store, the rain started."

• A. Comma usage
• B. Dangling modifier
• C. Spelling
• D. Verb tense

Answer: (B)

A dangling modifier is at play here. The opening phrase “Walking to the store” is a participial phrase that is meant to describe who is doing the walking, but the main clause has the rain as the subject (“the rain started”). That makes it seem as if the rain is the one walking, which is illogical. The sentence needs a subject that matches the action or a rephrased structure. For example: “As I walked to the store, the rain started” or “I was walking to the store when the rain started.” The comma after the introductory phrase is fine, and spelling and verb tense are correct; the issue is the misattached modifier.