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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | Only twenty-five years old, transoceanic flight became a reality when, in 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic in 33
hours and 30 minutes. |
| | B) | Transoceanic flight became a reality in 1927 when
Charles A. Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic only twenty-five years old in 33 hours and 30 minutes. |
| | C) | Transoceanic flight became a reality in 1927 when Charles A. Lindbergh, only twenty-five years old, crossed the Atlantic in 33 hours and 30
minutes. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | The Allies defeated, despite their profound political and ideological differences, Nazi
Germany during World War II. |
| | B) | The Allies, despite their profound political and
ideological differences during World War II, defeated Nazi Germany. |
| | C) | Despite
their profound political and ideological differences, the Allies defeated Nazi Germany during World War II. |
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Choose the item that has no
misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | Irene said that she had been promoted
yesterday. |
| | B) | Irene said yesterday that she had been
promoted. |
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Choose
the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | During the Second World
War, gasoline only could be purchased by people with ration cards. |
| | B) | During the
Second World War, only people with ration cards could purchase gasoline. |
| | C) | During the Second World War, people only with ration cards could purchase gasoline. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced
modifiers. |
| | A) | Jake read the sign written in Spanish on the side of
the Mexican highway. |
| | B) | Jake read the sign on the side of the Mexican highway
written in Spanish. |
| | C) | Jake read the sign that was on the side of the Mexican
highway and written in Spanish. |
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