Oliver01 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Dangling modifiers
I wondered if someone could help me out a little bit with editing the sentences below.
a.The job that she thought would hold her interest completely bored her.
what is the the subject? to me, that sentence is correct.
e. The picnic table and benches are on the lawn that we just finished painting.
We just finished painting the picnic table and benches that are on the lawn.
1. Aware that smoking is harmful to health, cigarettes are nevertheless advertised extensively in popular magazines.
Aware that smoking is harmful to health, nevertheless; we advertise cigarettes extensively in popular magazines.
7. Her determination even impressed the jaded movie producer.
Correct?
2. Although his car is old, it almost always gets him where he is going.
?
3. Waiting for the elevator to come, a mouse ran through the crowd.
While waiting for the elavator to come, a mouse ran through the crowd.
4. The anthem that we sang sorrowfully reduced us to tears.
The anthem that we sorrowfully sang, reduced us to tears.
5. Always looking for train memorabilia to collect, our scrapbooks are full of postcards
showing steam engines and railway stations.
?
6. To completely give up, even though we were losing badly, was not our style.
Even though we were losing badly, it was not our style to completely give up.
8. Wandering through the ancient ruins, the presence of our distant ancestors was almost
palpable.
?
9. He only baked two kinds of cookies: chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin.
?
10. Suspicious of her roommates, her desk drawer was kept locked at all times.
Her desk drawer was kept locked at all times because she or he was suspicious of her roommates.
a.The job that she thought would hold her interest completely bored her.
what is the the subject? to me, that sentence is correct.
e. The picnic table and benches are on the lawn that we just finished painting.
We just finished painting the picnic table and benches that are on the lawn.
1. Aware that smoking is harmful to health, cigarettes are nevertheless advertised extensively in popular magazines.
Aware that smoking is harmful to health, nevertheless; we advertise cigarettes extensively in popular magazines.
7. Her determination even impressed the jaded movie producer.
Correct?
2. Although his car is old, it almost always gets him where he is going.
?
3. Waiting for the elevator to come, a mouse ran through the crowd.
While waiting for the elavator to come, a mouse ran through the crowd.
4. The anthem that we sang sorrowfully reduced us to tears.
The anthem that we sorrowfully sang, reduced us to tears.
5. Always looking for train memorabilia to collect, our scrapbooks are full of postcards
showing steam engines and railway stations.
?
6. To completely give up, even though we were losing badly, was not our style.
Even though we were losing badly, it was not our style to completely give up.
8. Wandering through the ancient ruins, the presence of our distant ancestors was almost
palpable.
?
9. He only baked two kinds of cookies: chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin.
?
10. Suspicious of her roommates, her desk drawer was kept locked at all times.
Her desk drawer was kept locked at all times because she or he was suspicious of her roommates.
Top answer
I am not sure what your instructions are, so I am just guessing at what is expected. We are aware that smoking is harmful to one's health; nevertheless we permit cigarettes to be advertised extensively in popular magazines. Her determination impressed even the jaded movie producer.
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I am not sure what your instructions are, so I am just guessing at what is expected.
We are aware that smoking is harmful to one's health; nevertheless we permit cigarettes to be advertised extensively in popular magazines.
Her determination impressed even the jaded movie producer.
A mouse ran through the crowd while they were waiting for the elevator to come.
We are aware that smoking is harmful to one's health; nevertheless we permit cigarettes to be advertised extensively in popular magazines.
Her determination impressed even the jaded movie producer.
A mouse ran through the crowd while they were waiting for the elevator to come.
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Thank you so much for the great reply.
Also, for "While we were wandering through the ancient ruins, the presence of our distant ancestors was almost
palpable."
How can something be almost palpable? should I relocate "almost" to somewhere else int the sentence.
Also as a second thought, I edited this below: please let me know what you think.
a.T
Also, for "While we were wandering through the ancient ruins, the presence of our distant ancestors was almost
palpable."
How can something be almost palpable? should I relocate "almost" to somewhere else int the sentence.
Also as a second thought, I edited this below: please let me know what you think.
a.T
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Oliver01How can something be almost palpable? should I relocate "almost" to somewhere else int the sentence.Almost palpable is a common collocation. It means it seems so real that you can almost touch it.
Oliver01The job that she thought would completely hold her interest, bored her.Never put a single comma between
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Very useful.
So in this sentence below, "almost always" is correct? does that mean it never gets him where he's going.
Although his car is old, it almost always gets him where he is going.
a.The job that she thought would hold her interest completely bored her.
The job that she thought would completely hold her interest bored her.
I removed the comma as you sug
So in this sentence below, "almost always" is correct? does that mean it never gets him where he's going.
Although his car is old, it almost always gets him where he is going.
a.The job that she thought would hold her interest completely bored her.
The job that she thought would completely hold her interest bored her.
I removed the comma as you sug
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Oliver01So in this sentence below, "almost always" is correct? does that mean it never gets him where he's going.eg:
Always = 100 times out of 100
Almost always = 99 times out of 100.
Seldom / rarely = 10 times out of 100
Never = 0 times out of 100.
Almost never = 1 or 2 times out of 100.
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