Free FTCE General Knowledge Test (082) Flashcards

This is a dangling participial phrase. A participial opener must describe the grammatical subject that follows the comma, and here that subject is "the lunch menu," which cannot walk. The real walker, "her," is buried in a possessive slot, so the phrase attaches to the wrong noun. A clear repair puts the doer in the subject position: "Walking into the cafeteria, she noticed the lunch menu." Checking who performs the opening action exposes the problem quickly.