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Concealing the footmen in a thicket, at the head of thirty horsemen, he rode boldly to the gates of the castle.

  1. at the head of thirty horsemen, he rode boldly

  2. at the head of thirty horsemen, he boldly rode

  3. he, at the head of the thirty horsemen, boldly rode

  4. he, at the head of thirty horsemen, rode boldly

  5. at the head of thirty horsemen, he had ridden boldly
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence bears error of dangling modifier. It is not clear who is concealing the footmen in a thicket. The subject is required is required, immediately after the modifying clause, to define who is concealing the footmen in a thicket. This option corrects the error by inserting 'he'.

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