Multiple choice

Although just inside the orbit of Jupiter, amateur astronomers with good telescopes should be able to see the comet within the next few weeks.

  1. Although just inside the orbit of

  2. Although it is just inside the orbit of

  3. Just inside the orbit of

  4. Orbiting just inside

  5. Having orbited just inside
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The original phrase is a dangling modifier because the subject of the main clause, amateur astronomers, is not the entity inside the orbit of Jupiter. Option B correctly adds a subject and verb to the introductory clause to fix this.

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