Take another look at the sentence:

Leaking wastefully, the repairman arrived to fix the kitchen faucet.

Leaking wastefully, a participle phrase, comes right before repairman, an illogical target. The faucet, not the plumber, should require the repair! Before you continue, review the rules for misplaced and dangling modifiers.

Go back to the sentence to try again.

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