Take another look at the sentence:

Brushing her long hair, strands fell into the sink where they got washed down the drain and clogged the pipes.

Brushing her long hair, a participle phrase, comes right before strands, an illogical target. People, not strands, have hands that can hold a brush! Before you continue, review the rules for misplaced and dangling modifiers.

Go back to the sentence to try again.

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