how should I correct this sentence? dangling modifier

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andysiu
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how should I correct this sentence? dangling modifier

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Hello,

what is the structure of this sentence?

i. By selecting the judges rigorously, the decisions will give general satisfaction.

and how should I analyse this mistake?

thanks

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I can neither correct nor analyse this, since I can't even guess what it's meant to mean. As it stands, it is nonsense, since it effectively says that 'the decisions will select the judges'!
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