vocab
misplaced modifiers
dangling modifiers
parallelism
100
1.) Movie reviews need an ___________________ critic
What is (objective)
100
1.) Running across my bathroom ceiling, I saw two large, hairy spiders.
What is (I saw two large, hairy spiders running across my bathroom ceiling.)
100
1.) Drawing quite a crowd, the auditorium was packed with Garth Brooks fans.
What is (Drawing quite a crowd, Garth Brooks packed the auditorium.)
100
For me, getting an A on a English test is harder than when I run ten miles.
What is (For me getting an A on an English test is harder than running ten miles.)
200
2.) His works _____________ photography, painting and linguistic devices.
What is (synthesize)
200
2.) Lori looked at the man sitting in the chair with brown hair.
What is (Lori looked at the man with the brown hair sitting in the chair.)
200
2.) Looking toward the west, a funnel shaped cloud stirred up dust.
What is (As I was looking toward the west, a funnel shaped cloud stirred up dust.)
200
2.) Some smokers say that they smoke cigarettes to help wake themselves up, give themselves a break, and also so that they can keep themselves going.
What is (Some smokers say that they smoke cigarettes to help wake themselves up, give themselves a break, and keep themselves going.)
300
3.) The judge declared her confession was _______________ in court because she had not been read her rights.
What is (omissible)
300
3.) One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas.
What is (One morning, while in my pajamas, I shot an elephant.)
300
To eliminate the errors, the paper needs to be rewritten.
What is (To eliminate errors, I need to rewrite the paper.)
300
3.) They also admit that cigarettes are expensive, smelly, and have dangers.
What is (They also admit that cigarettes are expensive, smelly, and dangerous.)
400
4.) I could hardly get the splinter out because it was so ______________ in my foot.
What is (embedded)
400
4.) With their deadly venom, people are sometimes killed by snakes.
What is (People are sometimes killed by snakes with their deadly venom.)
400
Swimming out into the sea, the current grew stronger.
What is (As I was swimming out into the sea, the current grew stronger.)
400
4.) Love is blind, but the feeling of hate is blinder.
What is (Love is blind, but hate is blinder.)
500
5.) We can ____________ that his motive in publishing the diary was less than honorable.
What is (infer)
500
5.) On his way home, Clive found a gold man’s watch.
What is (On his way home, Clive found a man’s gold watch.)
500
Walking along the bridge, a ship suddenly appeared.
What is (As I was walking along the bridge, a ship suddenly appeared.)
500
5.) Judges must care about justice, uphold the laws, and they should treat defendants fairly.
What is (Judges must care about justice, uphold the laws, and treat defendants fairly.)
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