Edit the following paragraph to correct all grammatical errors, including comma splices, dangling participles, and unnecessary words: "Driving through the dense fog, the road signs were barely visible; pedestrians hurried across the street, but they ignored the traffic lights, causing accidents. The police officer, irritated by the chaos, decided to increase patrols, however the budget constraints limited the action."

Step-by-step solution

1. Identify the dangling participle: 'Driving through the dense fog' incorrectly modifies 'the road signs'. Replace it with a subject: 'While we drove through the dense fog'.
2. Break the first long sentence into two sentences to avoid a comma splice after 'visible'.
3. Remove the unnecessary words 'they' and 'the' in the second clause to make it concise: 'Pedestrians hurried across the street but ignored the traffic lights...'.
4. Correct the comma splice before 'however' by using a semicolon and adding a comma after 'however'.
5. Check for parallelism and unnecessary repetition, ensuring the final paragraph reads smoothly.

Concept tested: Advanced editing: fixing dangling participles, comma splices, redundancy

Published 13 October 2026 · How this solution was prepared and checked