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Dangling modifiers in writing

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Fix the dangling modifier in this sentence:

As a young boy, his aunt told stories of her years as a country doctor.

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Dangling modifiers in writing are discussed. The most common with adjective participial phrases is provided.

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A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that does not modify what it intends to ...

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