Identify the Modifier
She has beautiful eyes.
beautiful
People often spend as much time worrying about the future as planning for it.
1. worrying about the future 2. planning for it Connecting word: as
He ran quickly
Modifier
Correct this sentence: The blue school's chairs are about to break.
"The school's blue chairs are about to break."
The fast car.
Fast
My new personal computer is both fast and reliable.
1. fast 2. reliable Connecting word: both, and
I saw, I came, I conquered
Parallelism
Correct this sentence: The broken man's television set was beyond repair.
"The man's broken television set was beyond repair."
The delicious pizza.
Ann is growing older but unfortunately not wiser.
1. older 2. not wiser Connecting word: but
The old house
Modifier
Correct this sentence: He let the hot cup of coffee cool on the table.
"He let the cup of hot coffee cool on the table."
He rode the green bike.
Green
If industrial nations continue to burn fossil fuels and if developing nations continue to burn their rain forests, the level of CO2 in the atmosphere will continue to increase.
1. If industrial nations continue to burn fossil fuels 2. If developing nations continue to burn their rain forests Connecting word: and
You can't judge a book by its cover
Parallelism
Correct this sentence: The man stood next to a tree talking on a cell phone.
"The man talking on a cell phone stood next to a tree."
The student carefully proofread her draft.
carefully
The criminal neither admitted guilt nor asked for forgiveness before he was executed.
1. admitted guilt 2. asked for forgiveness Connecting word: neither, nor
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
Paralleism
Correct this sentence: We had a big dinner after the show that was both delicious and filling.
"After the show, we had a big dinner that was both delicious and filling."