Running towards the official, the official looked at me like I was some sort of madman.
| A. | Running towards the official, the official looked at me like I was some sort of madman. | |
| B. | The official looked at me running toward him like a madman. | |
| C. | Running toward me, the official looked at me like I was some sort of madman. | |
| D. | Running toward the official, the official looks at me like I am some sort of madman. | |
| E. | I was running toward the official and he was looking at me like I was being a madman. | |
When a sentence begins with a dependent clause, it must be followed immediately by the subject of that dependent clause. For example, if a sentence begins, “After a long trek up the mountain. . .,” the next word would need to be the subject of that clause, which, in this case, would perhaps be “the hiker,” or “the climber.”
The sentence in question begins with a dependent clause, the subject of which is “I,” not “the official.” Does any of the choices above make that correction? (C) and (D) have the same problem as (A). That narrows it down to (B) and (E). (E) is overly wordy, especially the phrase “I was being.” That leaves us with (B). The answer is (B).
source: proprofs.com
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