CDS 2015 PYQ with Answer — Having secured the highest marks in the class,______.

2015 · Q117

Having secured the highest marks in the class,______.

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Athe college had offered him a scholarship
Bhe was offered a scholarship by the college
Ca scholarship was offered him by the college
Da college scholarship had been offered to him

Explanation

The opening participle phrase 'Having secured the highest marks' must attach to the subject of the main clause — the person who secured the marks. Only option (B) makes 'he' the subject. In option (A) the college becomes the subject, and in (C) and (D) a scholarship is the subject — both are dangling modifiers, since neither the college nor the scholarship secured the marks. Hence option (B) is correct.