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A pilot experiences a close call when a flock of birds crosses his path. He manages to steer the plane away from the birds at the last second. Choose the sentence that correctly describes the situation.
The plane nearly hit all the birds.
Nearly all the birds were hit by the plane.
The plane hit nearly all the birds.
Choose the answer that corrects the misplaced phrase in this sentence: Wearing a tutu, Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother.
The modifier is placed correctly in the original sentence.
Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl wearing a tutu
Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother
Bill Bates gave pet rats wearing a tutu to the little girl
Choose the sentences that do NOT contain a misplaced clause.
The mother claimed she would shout gibberish during dinner.
A. The mother claimed during dinner she would shout gibberis
During dinner, the mother claimed she would shout gibberish.
A dangling modifier is a word or clause that appropriately relates to the word it modifies.
True
False
Pick the appropriate location for this modifier: eating banana pancakes.
The couple watched the rain _______ falling from the sky.
The couple _______ watched the rain falling from the sky.
The couple watched the rain falling from the sky ________.
Choose the option that corrects the following sentence: Having finished applications, the celebration began.
Having finished applications, Hugo began the celebration.
Having finished applications, it was time to begin the celeb
There is no error in the original sentence.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses a modifier to avoid ambiguity?
The student handed in a paper written poorly.
he almost spent $100 on a pair of shoes.
Running to catch the bus, the rain started pouring down.
Covered in dust, the old book was found on the shelf.
Jack wants to tell Jill that he loves her and no one else. What sentence should Jack use to convey the correct meaning to Jill? Careful attention should be given to the modifier "just."
"I just love you."
"I have just chosen to love you."
"I have chosen to love just you."
Jack should say nothing, since words usually complicate th
Did Eve really give her grandfather, for his birthday, an Avril Lavigne concert ticket?
correct
misplaced
The computer system almost cost $2,000, but Michel had enough money saved from his fire-eating gigs to pay the bill in full.
misplaced
correct
Place the plate in front of the diner with the meat, not the vegetables, facing the person.
misplaced
correct
Alice decided to, after a particularly bad week both at work and at home, visit her brother for the weekend.
correct
misplaced
“Acting simply is not valued by the philistines who grant Academy Awards,” Mimi snorted.
correct
misplaced
We had almost thrown all our snowballs when our fort was charged by two frenzied redheads from the opposing team.
misplaced
correct
She loaded the bottles and cans into her husband’s new Porsche 911, which she planned to leave at the recycling centre.
misplaced
correct
