In each of the following items, select the choice that corrects any dangling modifier in the original sentence. If the original sentence does not contain a dangling modifier, click on “No change.”
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The attention of television viewers is pursued by emphasizing fires and murders.
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Interviewing grieving relatives, no consideration is shown for their privacy.
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Providing comic relief, heat waves and blizzards are attributed to the weather forecaster.
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Earning higher ratings with a focus on local tragedies, broadcast news shows may ignore important global events.
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As a visual medium, complex issues are hard to present in a televised format.
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However unhappy, my part-
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While attending a performance at Ford’s Theatre, Lincoln’s assassination shocked the nation.
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When waiters are faced with a busy restaurant full of hungry people, their jobs can become very stressful.
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Singing in the shower, the water suddenly turned cold.
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No matter how costly, my family insists that I go to college.
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