While standing at the gate, a scorpion stung Amit. 1). While standing 2). at the gate3). a scorpion stung Amit4). No Error

While standing at the gate, a scorpion stung Amit. 1). While standing

1.	While standing at the gate, a scorpion stung Amit. 1). While standing 2). at the gate3). a scorpion stung Amit4). No Error
Answer» As it is, the sentence reads as if the SCORPION was standing at the gate. The participle or the modifier must have some noun or PRONOUN immediately near it as it modifies the corresponding noun. Here, ‘Amit’ must be standing at the gate and not ‘the scorpion’. The following sentence is INCORRECT because the Participle is left without a proper agreement of the correct subject which is ‘Amit’. We can use ‘active voice’ to show the appropriate subject immediately after the modifier. The correct sentence would read as ‘While standing at the gate, Amit was stung by a scorpion’. Thus, the correct OPTION is 3.