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Young people driving too fast for road conditions is the main reason they cause more traffic accidents than older drivers. |
| | A) | Young people cause more traffic accidents than older drivers is the reason they often drive too fast for road conditions. |
| | B) | Young people cause more traffic accidents than older drivers because they often drive too fast for road conditions. |
| | C) | Young people are the reason for more traffic accidents than older drivers because they often drive too fast for road conditions. |
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The reason the Yankees won the World Series is because they had superior pitching and got several clutch hits from their shortstop. |
| | A) | The Yankees won the World Series because they had superior pitching and got several clutch hits from their shortstop. |
| | B) | Because they had superior pitching and got several clutch hits from their shortstop, that is the reason the Yankees won the World Series. |
| | C) | The reason the Yankees won the World Series is that they had superior pitching and because they got several clutch hits from their shortstop. |
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A grand slam is when someone hits a home run with players on all three bases. |
| | A) | When someone hits a home run and players are on all three bases, it is a grand slam. |
| | B) | A grand slam with players on all three bases is a home run. |
| | C) | A grand slam is a home run hit when players are on all three bases. |
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A bachelor party is where a group of men friends get together to celebrate the upcoming marriage of one of them. |
| | A) | A bachelor party is a party that a group of men friends hold to celebrate the upcoming marriage of one of them. |
| | B) | A bachelor party is when a group of men friends get together and celebrate their upcoming marriage. |
| | C) | A bachelor party is a group of men friends getting together. They are celebrating the upcoming marriage of one of them. |
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Not only did Jeff and his wife win a lot of money, the lottery made them celebrities. |
| | A) | Not only did Jeff and his wife win a lot of money, they became, because of the lottery, celebrities. |
| | B) | Not only did Jeff and his wife win a lot of money in the lottery, it made them celebrities. |
| | C) | Not only did Jeff and his wife win a lot of money in the lottery, but they also became celebrities. |
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After driving almost 1,500 miles in one day, was the reason Antonio was so tired. |
| | A) | The reason Antonio was so tired after driving almost 1,500 miles in one day, was he had driven so far. |
| | B) | Antonio was so tired because he had driven almost 1,500 miles in one day |
| | C) | After driving almost 1,500 miles in one day, the reason Antonio was so tired was he had drive so far. |
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Click to open the passage used in the following exercises. Edit the following short passage to correct mixed constructions by choosing the correct revision from the alternatives offered below each of the numbered exercises. The numbers in brackets [ ] identify each sentence.
Which one of the following editing choices corrects the mixed construction in sentence [1]? |
| | A) | It seems that today a television talk show is defined as a program showing people sitting in front of a live audience and attacking one another. |
| | B) | It seems that today a television talk show is defined as a television program where people sit in front of a live audience and attack one another. |
| | C) | It seems that today a television talk show is defined by people sitting in front of a live audience and attack one another. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the mixed construction in sentences [2] - [3]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | When they argue, they often all talk at once, which causes them to become even madder and more frustrated. |
| | B) | When they argue, they often all talk at once. Talking at once causes them to become even madder and more frustrated. |
| | C) | When they argue, they often all talk at once, and because everyone is talking at once they are caused to become even madder and more frustrated. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the mixed construction in sentence [4]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | Television producers like the guests to lose their tempers for the reason that the viewers like to see anger and hostility. |
| | B) | Television producers like the guests to lose their tempers because viewers like to see anger and hostility. |
| | C) | The reason television producers like the guests to lose their tempers is that viewers like to see anger and hostility. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the mixed construction in sentences [5] - [6]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | One talk-show host whose show is different is Oprah Winfrey. Her shows are where viewers can see people talking about serious issues in a civilized manner. |
| | B) | One talk-show host whose show is different is Oprah Winfrey. On her shows, viewers can see people talking about serious issues in a civilized manner. |
| | C) | One talk-show host whose show is different is Oprah Winfrey. When she does a show viewers can see people talking about serious issues in a civilized manner. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the mixed construction in sentences [7] - [8]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | Because her show makes people think, it caused her ratings to go down for a while, but they have improved. Programming more talk shows like hers would make a lot of people happy. |
| | B) | Because her show makes people think, her ratings were caused to go down for a while, but they have improved. Programming like hers makes a lot of people happy |
| | C) | Because her show makes people think, her ratings went down for a while, but they have improved. Programming more talk shows like hers would make a lot of people happy. |
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