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| | A) | When the soldiers marched across the potato fields destroyed much of the peasants' crop. |
| | B) | When the soldiers marched across the potato field, so they destroyed much of the peasants' crop. |
| | C) | Marching across the potato field, the soldiers destroyed much of the peasants' crop. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | Not having eaten for two days, the child was hungry. |
| | B) | Having eaten nothing for two days, so the child was hungry. |
| | C) | Having eaten nothing for two days, the child was hungry. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | When the Spanish came to the Americas, though they marvelled at the beauty of the Aztec cities, which they had not anticipated. |
| | B) | When the Spanish came to the Americas, they marvelled at the beauty of the Aztec cities, which they had not anticipated. |
| | C) | The Spanish, when they came to the Americas, marvelled at the beauty of the Aztec cities, which they did not anticipate. |
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Click on the clearest, most grammatically correct sentence. |
| | A) | A line drive is when a batter hits a ball directly at a fielder. |
| | B) | A line drive is where a batter hits a ball directly at a fielder. |
| | C) | A line drive occurs when a batter hits a ball directly at a fielder. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | The reason I got in trouble is because I got caught red-handed. |
| | B) | I got in trouble because I got caught red-handed. |
| | C) | The reason I got in trouble is that I got caught red-handed. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | The most difficult kind of program for me would be a school with both a math and a science requirement. |
| | B) | A program with both a math and a science requirement would be difficult for me. |
| | C) | The most difficult kind of program for me would be one with both a math and a science requirement. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | In a democracy like the United States, where the people voted for Franklin Roosevelt 1932 to 1944, rather than a dictatorship like Germany under the Nazis, which was ruled by Adolph Hitler, who seized power in 1933 and kept it until Germany lost the war in 1945. |
| | B) | In the United States, which is a democracy, the people voted for Franklin Roosevelt in four elections from 1932 to 1944; in Nazi Germany, which was a dictatorship, Adolph Hitler seized power in 1933 and kept it until 1945, when Germany lost the war. |
| | C) | Franklin Roosevelt was democratically elected in four elections from 1932 to 1944; Adolph Hitler, on the other hand, seized power in 1933, instituting a dictatorship, and he retained power until Germany lost the war in 1945. |
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Click on the clearest, most grammatically correct sentence. |
| | A) | For students of U.S. history often wonder how the House Un-American Activities Committee could have been tolerated. |
| | B) | Students of U.S. history often wonder how the House Un-American Activities Committee could have been tolerated. |
| | C) | Students of U.S. history who often wonder how the House Un-American Activities Committee could have been tolerated. |
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