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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | The plate fell to the floor and broke into hundreds of pieces with a loud crash. |
| | B) | The plate with a loud crash fell to the floor and broke into hundreds of pieces. |
| | C) | With a loud crash, the plate fell to the floor and broke into hundreds of
pieces. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced
modifiers. |
| | A) | Travelling on the wrong side of the street and
speeding, the police pulled over the red sports car. |
| | B) | The red sports car was
pulled over by the police travelling on the wrong side of the street and speeding. |
| | C) | The police pulled over the red sports car, which had been travelling on the wrong side of the street and speeding. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | In the kitchen baked by my mother were two pies. |
| | B) | Two pies
were in the kitchen baked by my mother. |
| | C) | In the kitchen were two pies baked by
my mother. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | I need a dentist to fix my teeth badly. |
| | B) | I badly need a
dentist to fix my teeth. |
| | C) | I need a dentist badly to fix my
teeth. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | People living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. |
| | B) | People shouldn't throw stones living in glass houses. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | Even though he barks a lot, my uncle still loves his dog Rover. |
| | B) | My uncle still loves his dog Rover even though Rover barks a lot. |
| | C) | My uncle still loves his dog Rover even though he barks a lot. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | We saw three shooting stars walking across the street to our neighbour's house for a potluck dinner. |
| | B) | For a potluck dinner, we saw three shooting stars walking across the street to our neighbour's
house. |
| | C) | Walking across the street to our neighbour's house for a potluck
dinner, we saw three shooting stars. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | After her first day at the beach, she had, despite her precautions, which included slathering herself with sun block and wearing a hat, a nasty
sunburn. |
| | B) | Despite her precautions, which included slathering herself with sun
block and wearing a hat, she had a nasty sunburn after her first day at the beach. |
| | C) | Despite her precautions, which included slathering herself with sun block and wearing a hat, she had after her first day at the beach nasty
sunburn. |
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Choose the item that has no misplaced modifiers. |
| | A) | Founded by Col. Robert Baden-Powell, the scouting movement originated around 1900 in Great Britain. |
| | B) | Originating around 1900, Col. Robert Baden-Powell founded the scouting movement in Great
Britain |
| | C) | Founded by Col. Robert Baden-Powell around 1900, Great Britain was
the birthplace of the scouting movement. |
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