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Identify and correct the modification error in the following sentences:

1. The students could see the shuttle launch from the school.
2. Swinging from a giant tire, the tourists were delighted by the gorilla.
3. Holding hands, the pelicans walked around the preschool children.
4. She found a spider cleaning the bathroom
5. She thanked the usher wearing a badge in the theatre.
6. On her way to the bank, the missing dog was seen by Sarah.
7. He got a Mustang for his birthday from his father with a custom interior.
8. The clerk asked for the money with a frown.
9. Hanging on the wall, I read his diploma.
10.She bought a cake from the bakery with chocolate icing.
11.The student was punished by the teacher who cheated on the test.
12.Anna often suggested that the children should play outside.
13.A friend Barnett had lunch with suggested occasionally that Barnett
compete on a reality show.
14.With leaking pipes and a broken air conditioner, the tenants rightfully
withheld the month’s rent on the property.
15.The pilot wore a uniform to fly the plane that was covered in gold
buttons.
16.After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing.
17.The winner of the pie-eating contest almost ate five pies in ten minutes.
18.The man picked up the box of books with arthritis
19.She watched her brothers play baseball in her new outfit.
20.I only want one sandwich for lunch. (Misplaced adverb qualifier)
21.After drilling my tooth, my cavity stopped aching
22.To become a good photographer, the camera must be used carefully.
23.Riding in a swiftly moving vehicle, the landscape becomes blurred.
24.The students watched the bears looking through binoculars. (Squinting as
we are correcting by placing the modifier before the verb)
25.Tickets have gone on sale for the concert in the bookstore.

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