Why the opening modifier act in two different ways ?

[goelmohit2002]

Hi All,

In the below Q#23 of OG-12, as per OG opening modifier does not modify the "the weight"....i.e. the subject of the next clause.

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But the following first sentence from Modifier chapter of Manhattan SC guide say that the opening modifier modify the Charles i.e. the subject of the next clause.

Manhattan Modifier Chapter Example
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Tired out from playing football, Charles decided to take a nap.
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Can someone please tell why the opening modifier is behaving in different ways in the two sentences...i.e. in one sentence it modifies the subject of the clause and in it does not modify the same.

Thanks
Mohit

[Ben Ku]

Per request by the GMAC (and copyright issues), we cannot discuss problems from the OG.

However, I will make the remark that prepositional phrases (phrases that start with a preposition, such as "in" and "with") may be adverbial modifiers, so they don't modify the adjacent noun.

The Strategy Guide example:
Tired out from playing football, Charles decided to take a nap.
The opener "tired out from playing football" is a noun modifier, and must be adjacent to the noun it describes, in this case, Charles.

Hope that helps.