Considering its tremendous difficulty, parachuting off of a cliff in the middle of the night will almost always end in certain death.
Does this sport consider anything? Can a sport think?
Also “certain death” is 100% not “almost always”. The sentence is self-contradictory.
Thank you for pointing out the self contradiction between almost always and certain death.
As to whether a sport (parachuting) can consider or think, no it can't, but in this case, wouldn't the sport (parachuting) be understood as being tremendously difficult?
Considering its tremendous difficulty, parachuting off of a cliff...
Is it ever possible for a participial phrase to modify a gerund subject?
Generally considered to be a dangerous sport, parachuting is not offered in very many places.
Would this be an example of a dangling modifier as well?
Considering it's tremendous difficulty, parachuting in the middle of the night will always end in failure.
What about the following sentence?
Considering its tremendous difficulty, parachuting off of a cliff in the middle of the night will almost always end in certain death.
Does this sport consider anything? Can a sport think?
Also “certain death” is 100% not “almost always”. The sentence is self-contradictory.
Thank you for pointing out the self contradiction between almost always and certain death.
As to whether a sport (parachuting) can consider or think, no it can't, but in this case, wouldn't the sport (parachuting) be understood as being tremendously difficult?
Considering its tremendous difficulty, parachuting off of a cliff...
The modifier refers to a person. That person is not the subject of the sentence. This fixes the problem.
Considering its tremendous difficulty, I would not recommend parachuting off of a cliff.