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1. GRAMMAR Dangling Modifiers Deadwood Words Faulty Parallelisms

2. Dangling Modifiers: What is a modifier? A modifier describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept. What is a dangling modifier? A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word which is not clearly stated in the sentence. So the best way to correct a dangling modifier is to give it a clear subject/noun/noun phrase Having finished the main course , the chef started working on the dessert. 2. Having finished the main course, the dessert was started

3. Incorrect: After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing. Revised : After reading the original study, I find the article unconvincing. Incorrect: Hoping to excuse my delay for the assignment, the formal email was sent to the subject teacher Revised: Hoping to excuse my delay for the assignment, I wrote a formal email and sent it to my subject teacher Incorrect: Walking through the forest, the moon appeared like a luminous ball. Correct: Walking through the forest, the traveler felt that the moon appeared like a luminous ball Incorrect: While going to class, a dog bit me. Correct : While going to class, I was bitten by a dog.

4. SOLVE THIS! Which one is the correctly framed sentence: Raised in Nova Scotia, it is natural to miss the smell of the sea. Raised in Nova Scotia, natural it is to miss the smell of the sea. For a person raised in Nova Scotia it is natural to miss the smell of the sea. Smell of the sea natural it is to miss raised in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia raised in, it is natural to miss the smell of the sea.

5. Which one is the correctly framed sentence: Hoping to win the tournament, extra practice sessions were held for his team. The coach held extra practice sessions for his team hoping to win the tournament. Hoping to win the tournament extra practice sessions for his team the coach held. The coach held extra practice sessions for his team as he was hoping to win the tournament.

6. By the age of ten, Bob’s parents were divorced. Bob’s parents were divorced by the age of ten. By the time Bob was ten, his parents were divorced. Divorced by Bob’s parents by the age of ten.

7. DEADWOOD EXPRESSIONS: Words, phrases and style of writing that makes sentences complicated and unnecessarily lengthy. - For the reason that – because Give indication of – show, indicate At this moment in time , students  who are matriculating through high school  should be  empowered to participate in the voting process .

8. Choose the most concise sentence that conveys the entire meaning from the options given.  In the cellar there are four wooden-type crates with nothing in them that might perhaps be used by us for storing paint cans In the cellar there are four wooden-type crates with nothing in them that might be used by us for storing paint cans In the cellar there are four empty wooden-type crates that might be used by us for storing paint cans We could store the paint cans in the four empty wooden crates in the cellar. The four empty wooden-type crates might be used by us for storing paint cans

9. Choose the most concise sentence that conveys the entire meaning from the options given.  Melba has designed a very unique kind of shirt that is made out of a polyester type of material that never creases into wrinkles when it rains and the shirt gets wet Melba has designed a polyester shirt that is made out of a polyester type of material that never creases into wrinkles when it rains and the shirt gets wet Melba has designed a polyester shirt that never creases into wrinkles when the shirt gets wet Melba has designed a polyester shirt that never creases when wet Melba has designed a unique polyester shirt that never creases when it gets wet

10. A campus rally was attended by more than a thousand students. Five students were arrested by campus police for disorderly conduct, while several others are charged by campus administrators with organizing a public meeting without being issued a permit to do so Rewrite by avoiding deadwood expressions Campus administrators arrested five out of more than a thousand students attending a campus rally for disorderly conduct while charging several others for unauthorized public meeting.

11. The reason why she hesitates at this point in time is for the simple reason that she is afraid. He disliked me due to the fact that my investigation proved conclusively that he was lying throughout the entire trial. There have been many complex and complicated plans that have been put forward and suggested for helping the city regain financial monetary stability. There are a number of flavors I love. There will be an evaluation of the program by us in order to achieve greater accountability on the part of the staff.

12. Faulty Parallelism: This error occurs when there are multiple items in the sentence. A faulty parallelism is when the structure of a sentence is not grammatically parallel. Incorrect: I like to spend my weekends gardening, painting and I enjoy jogging as well. Correct: I like to spend my weekends gardening, painting and jogging Incorrect: The maid has vacuumed the carpet, made the bed and has cleaned the bathroom. Correct: The maid has vacuumed the carpet, made the bed and cleaned the bathroom.

13. The company offers special college training to help hourly employees move into professional careers like engineering management, software development, service technicians, and sales trainees. The company offers special college training to help hourly employees move into professional careers like engineering management, software development, technical services, and sales.

14. Incorrect sentence : Strategy for developing speaking skills includes using minimal response, how to recognize scripts and using language to discuss language. Correct sentence : Strategy for developing speaking skills includes using minimal response,  recognizing scripts and using language to discuss language.

15. The new teacher spoke in a nasal tone and loudly The football coach told his players that they should drink a lot of water, to not eat fried food and sleep The joys of teaching are knowing each student and to help those students to improve My brother helped us bake the cake and calling the guests to the garden for games I love marathon running, to swim in the pool and riding my bicycle