Parallelism b/w verbs

[yogeshthehackologist]

1. Employing groundbreaking techniques in alternative medicines, the patient's health improved in a few days.

As per Manhattan SC, the correct form is:
Employing groundbreaking techniques in alternative medicines, the doctors saw the patient's health improve in a few days.

I know step 1 is dealing with dangling modifiers. So, we need doctors. But, for the step 2, I am still not convinced with the reasoning. There has to be some reason why the second verb need not be in past tense or when and Why we donot need to follow the ||sm b/w the verbs.

If this is a case of Superficial Parallelism then I dont think IMPROVE (subordinate verb) is giving additional info on SAW (main verb).

Experts please explain.

[tim]

"improve" does not work as a verb, because the only thing improving is the health, and we've already established that health cannot be the subject without creating a dangling modifier problem..

If i am correctly interpreting your question about tense it is irrelevant, because "employing" is not inherently present or past tense. You could say that the doctors are employing techniques or that the doctors were employing techniques..

If there are additional issues you meant for me to address based on the specific solution presented in the book, please let me know in greater detail what you would like me to cover and include a page number so i can see what wording you're referring to..

[yogeshthehackologist]

I am referring SC book 2003 Edition, page # 69, problem # 3.

I think I got your point. Thanks.

[mschwrtz]

Yoges, I'm glad that Tim was able to clarify that, especially since I doubt that any of the Forum Instructors has a 2003 SC book handy.