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nonameee wrote:Manhattan SC Guide says that the following sentence is incorrect (dangling modifier):
Using the latest technology, the mechanical problem was solved quickly.
I've read numerous posts by experts that an -ING form can modify the whole clause (and not only the subject + the verb of the main clause).
Why then in the sentence above 'using the latests technology' cannot modify the whole clause?
Thank you.
Even when an introductory modifier serves as an adverb modifying the following clause, each word WITHIN the modifier still has its own separate function.
For example, in the sentence above,
the latest technology is the direct object of
using.
Generally, when an introductory modifier begins with VERBing, the VERBing serves as an ADJECTIVE modifying the SUBJECT of the following clause. The subject of the following clause should be performing the action of the VERBing.
Thus, in the sentence above,
using is an adjective modifying
the mechanical problem. This meaning makes no sense.
The mechanical problem is not USING the latest technology.
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