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Grammar

Identify each misplaced or dangling modifier by clicking on the incorrect single-word modifier or modifier group.

Upset over a bad exam grade or family problems, a friend offers sympathy andencouragement.

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Who was 'upset'?

As written, the sentence says:
A friend, upset over a bad exam grade or family problems, offers sympathy and encouragement to ...himself !?? To others, despite his own emotional distress?