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For each item below, select the sentence that is grammatically correct.



1

Select either A or B below.
A)Only if I were starving would I go to that restaurant!
B)I would only go to that restaurant if I were starving!
2

Select either A or B below.
A)John's mother told him to not ride his new bike in the street.
B)John's mother told him not to ride his new bike in the street.
3

Select either A or B below.
A)However well intended, my efforts to reprimand the young child proved futile.
B)My efforts to reprimand the young child, however well intended, proved futile.
4

Select either A or B below.
A)Growing older, leisure time meant more and more to Helen.
B)Helen found that leisure time meant more and more to her as she grew older.
5

Select either A or B below.
A)Totaled in a three-car accident, Gil mourned the loss of his new Ferrari.
B)Gil mourned the loss of his new Ferrari, which he totaled in a three-car accident.
6

Select either A or B below.
A)Having waited with bated breath, the twins were disappointed by the delayed delivery of their new plasma TV.
B)Having waited with bated breath, the delayed delivery of their new plasma TV was a great disappointment to the twins.
7

Select either A or B below.
A)Paddling a canoe up the Amazon, the piranhas were a fearsome sight.
B)While paddling our canoe up the Amazon, we found the piranhas to be a fearsome sight.
8

Select either A or B below.
A)According to the polls, the political upstart was ahead of the incumbent in the race for the Senate seat.
B)According to the polls, in the race for the Senate seat, the political upstart was ahead of the incumbent.
9

Select either A or B below.
A)The woman watched frantically the departure of the ambulance as it took her stricken husband to the hospital.
B)The woman frantically watched the departure of the ambulance as it took her stricken husband to the hospital.
10

Select either A or B below.
A)The two men, despite their contrasting views on political issues, got along very well.
B)Despite their contrasting views on political issues, the two men got along very well.







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