Which of the following sentences is a misplaced modifier?

A) She almost listened to the whole lecture.
B) She listened to almost the whole lecture.
C) She did not listen to the whole lecture.


A

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Read each situation below and complete the items that follow by writing E next to each activity that is effective and N next to each activity that is NOT effective.

In Sasha’s interpersonal communication class, participation in class discussions counts for part of his grade. Sasha is expected to make an oral presentation on a topic of his choice, and he must take part in a group activity on an assigned subject. Although he is nervous about public speaking, he is excited about his chosen topic, which is international adoption. He plans to use his personal experience as part of his presentation. 1. Sasha offers to lead a group and chooses energetic classmates to be in his group. 2. For the group activity, Sasha assigns the task of presenting the group’s report to the most outgoing and organized group member. 3. Sasha is so nervous about public speaking that he decides not to practice his presentation before he has to deliver it. 4. Sasha engages his audience by beginning his presentation with a description of his own adoption as a child.

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Gli appassionati di uno sport si chiamano _____________________________.

Completate le frasi con le parole del vocabolario da “Parole da ricordare”. (9 pts – 1 each) (Complete the sentences with the words from “Parole da ricordare”.)

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Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the correct abbreviation in the blanks: S—simple; CP—compound; CX—complex; CC—compound-complex. You can still hear Elizabethan English spoken on the North Carolina Outer Banks

What will be an ideal response?

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Secuencia de tiempos. Escoge los verbos entre paréntesis correctos para completar este párrafo.  Me habría gustado que tú (1. hayas viajado / hubieras viajado) conmigo a Machu Picchu. Es un lugar increíble. Es sorprendente que las edificaciones (buildings) (2. se hayan mantenido / se hubieran mantenido) casi intactas en todo este tiempo. Los incas fueron sin duda muy buenos arquitectos. No creía que (3. fuera / sea) posible construir una ciudad en esa geografía. Por eso, no es extraño que Machu Picchu (4. hubiera sido / sea) un lugar muy visitado por turistas de todo el mundo. Afortunadamente, un amigo me había aconsejado que (5. haya llegado / llegara) muy temprano para evitar a la mayoría de los turistas. Por eso, le insistí a mi guía turístico que (6. tomáramos /

tomemos) el primer tren. ¡Fue una muy buena decisión! Recuerdo que cuando era pequeño yo quería que mis padres me  (7. llevaran / lleven) a Machu Picchu, pero no teníamos mucho dinero para hacer ese viaje. Mi padre siempre me decía: «Te pido que (8. hayas sido / seas) paciente. Algún día harás ese viaje». ¡Todavía no puedo creer que lo (9. haya hecho / hiciera)! Espero que tú  (10. pudieras / puedas) ir pronto.(7) Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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