Grammar: Modifier placement
• Grammar: Modifier placement
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The ocean. a sea slug, contains the blue dragon nudibranch, which steals stinging cells from its Q.@Y,.
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NO CHANGE This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "the ocean" is "a sea slug." ocean contains the blue dragon nudibranch, which steals stinging cells, a sea slug, from its prey. This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "stinging cells" are "a sea slug."
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ocean contains the blue dragon nudibranch, a sea slug which steals stinging cells from its prey. This choice is the best answer because the phrase "a sea slug" is effectively placed to modify the "blue dragon nudibranch." ocean, which steals stinging cells from its prey, contains the blue dragon nudibranch, a sea slug. This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "the ocean" steals "stinging cells" from its prey.
• Grammar: Modifier placement
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Students who fluently learn to speak a second language receive special honors when they are granted high school diplomas.
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NO CHANGE This choice results in a misplaced modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that the process of learning a language is "fluent."
learn to speak a second language receive special honors on when they are fluently granted This choice results in a misplaced modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that the process of receiving special honors is "fluent."
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learn to speak a second language fluently receive special honors on when they are granted This choice is the best answer because "fluently" is effectively placed to modify "speak a second language."
learn to speak a second language receive special honors on when they are granted fluently This choice results in a misplaced modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that the action of granting a diploma is "fluent."
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Grammar: Modifier placement
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Although thoroughly trained as postal workers, deliveries were not completed by the cats.
NO CHANGE This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "deliveries" were trained as postal workers.
the mail was misplaced by the cats. This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "mail" was trained as postal workers.
the cats did not complete their deliveries. This choice is the best answer because the phrase ("although thoroughly trained as postal workers") is effectively placed to modify "cats."
orders were not completed by the cats. This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "orders" were trained as postal workers.
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Grammar: Parallel structure
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Beau could not decide whether he should become an astronaut, study medicine, or riding the garbage truck.
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NO CHANGE This choice doesn't maintain parallel structure. "Riding" doesn't maintain parallelism with "become" and "study."
ride This choice is the best answer because "ride" maintains parallelism with "become" and "study."
he should ride This choice doesn't maintain parallel structure. "He should ride" doesn't maintain parallelism with "become" and "study."
to ride This choice doesn't maintain parallel structure. "To ride" doesn't maintain parallelism with "become" and "study."
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Grammar: Sentence boundaries
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The United Nations reported a list of the three happiest countries in the world. Which are Switzerland, Iceland, and Denmark.
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NO CHANGE This choice results in a rhetorically inappropriate sentence fragment in the second "sentence". The second clause is dependent, which means it does not contain the main verb or subject necessary to stand alone as a sentence.
world: Switzerland, This choice is the best answer because it results in a grammatically complete and standard sentence.
world. Known as Switzerland, This choice results in a rhetorically inappropriate sentence fragment in the second "sentence". The second clause is dependent, which means it does not contain the main verb or subject necessary to stand alone as a sentence.
world. Such as Switzerland, This choice results in a rhetorically inappropriate sentence fragment in the second "sentence". The second clause is dependent, which means it does not contain the main verb or subject necessary to stand alone as a sentence.
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The ocean. a sea slug, contains the blue dragon nudibranch, which steals stinging cells from its Q.@Y,.
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NO CHANGE This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "the ocean" is "a sea slug." ocean contains the blue dragon nudibranch, which steals stinging cells, a sea slug, from its prey. This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "stinging cells" are "a sea slug."
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ocean contains the blue dragon nudibranch, a sea slug which steals stinging cells from its prey. This choice is the best answer because the phrase "a sea slug" is effectively placed to modify the "blue dragon nudibranch." ocean, which steals stinging cells from its prey, contains the blue dragon nudibranch, a sea slug. This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "the ocean" steals "stinging cells" from its prey.
• Grammar: Modifier placement
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Students who fluently learn to speak a second language receive special honors when they are granted high school diplomas.
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NO CHANGE This choice results in a misplaced modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that the process of learning a language is "fluent."
learn to speak a second language receive special honors on when they are fluently granted This choice results in a misplaced modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that the process of receiving special honors is "fluent."
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learn to speak a second language fluently receive special honors on when they are granted This choice is the best answer because "fluently" is effectively placed to modify "speak a second language."
learn to speak a second language receive special honors on when they are granted fluently This choice results in a misplaced modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that the action of granting a diploma is "fluent."
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Grammar: Modifier placement
IJ KHANACADEMY
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Although thoroughly trained as postal workers, deliveries were not completed by the cats.
NO CHANGE This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "deliveries" were trained as postal workers.
the mail was misplaced by the cats. This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "mail" was trained as postal workers.
the cats did not complete their deliveries. This choice is the best answer because the phrase ("although thoroughly trained as postal workers") is effectively placed to modify "cats."
orders were not completed by the cats. This choice results in a dangling modifier. The sentence illogically suggests that "orders" were trained as postal workers.
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Grammar: Parallel structure
IJ KHANACADEMY
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Beau could not decide whether he should become an astronaut, study medicine, or riding the garbage truck.
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NO CHANGE This choice doesn't maintain parallel structure. "Riding" doesn't maintain parallelism with "become" and "study."
ride This choice is the best answer because "ride" maintains parallelism with "become" and "study."
he should ride This choice doesn't maintain parallel structure. "He should ride" doesn't maintain parallelism with "become" and "study."
to ride This choice doesn't maintain parallel structure. "To ride" doesn't maintain parallelism with "become" and "study."
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Grammar: Sentence boundaries
IJ KHANACADEMY
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The United Nations reported a list of the three happiest countries in the world. Which are Switzerland, Iceland, and Denmark.
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NO CHANGE This choice results in a rhetorically inappropriate sentence fragment in the second "sentence". The second clause is dependent, which means it does not contain the main verb or subject necessary to stand alone as a sentence.
world: Switzerland, This choice is the best answer because it results in a grammatically complete and standard sentence.
world. Known as Switzerland, This choice results in a rhetorically inappropriate sentence fragment in the second "sentence". The second clause is dependent, which means it does not contain the main verb or subject necessary to stand alone as a sentence.
world. Such as Switzerland, This choice results in a rhetorically inappropriate sentence fragment in the second "sentence". The second clause is dependent, which means it does not contain the main verb or subject necessary to stand alone as a sentence.
