Some of the sentences below contain faulty modifiers. Identify whether each sentence is correct

or includes a misplaced or dangling modifier. Then revise the incorrect sentences to eliminate
faulty modifiers.
Once thawed, you can add the frozen lemonade to the punch. (correct, faulty modifier)

What will be an ideal response?


misplaced modifier

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The thesis statement of an expository essay should announce the general subject together with the specific topic

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Une carte postale Anne sent her aunt Sylvie a postcard before the reunion in Lille, telling her about Jérôme. Complete her message using the verb être or an adjective in each blank space.     Chère Tante Sylvie,     Notre réunion commence ce week-end. Imagine! Je (1) _______________    contente d'aller à Lille. J'arrive demain avec Jérôme, mon nouvel (new) ami.     Il (2) __________ grand et (3) _______________. Il a les cheveux (4)____________     et (5) _______________ et il est très (6) ________________. Nous      (7) __________________ heureux ensemble! Et toi, comment ça va? Est-ce que tu (8)      ______________ nerveuse?     À bientôt!     Grosses bises,     Anne(5)

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Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.

• Paige’s history class syllabus indicates that a big research paper will be due soon. She has made plans to visit her history professor during his office hours to discuss it. • Nicoletta isn’t sure what she wants to major in. She made an appointment to see an academic advisor. • Ramen noodles are a quick and inexpensive meal. They are not healthy as the sole element of a student’s diet. • Jason’s busy work schedule gets in the way of his social life. The money helps pay his tuition bill. • First, it started to rain while I was driving to work this morning. Hailstones began bombarding my windshield. • My mother dislikes violence in movies and on television. She only watches romantic comedies and cooking shows. • Jake Steinberg and Amanda Ornelas graduated from Carver High School. They enrolled at Mount Walton Community College. • This smartphone’s operating system is now available in a new version. Rocio wants to download it. • At the scene of the car accident, my brother wrote down the other driver’s insurance information. My sister-in-law got out her cellphone to call for roadside assistance. • The Web site advertised free merchandise. It crashed due to heavy traffic.

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Creating an informative summary is an exercise in

A) obfuscation. B) compression. C) persuasion. D) All of these answers are correct. E) None of these answers are correct.

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