Modifier Correction: Flashcards

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The quarterback threw, rolling his ankle in the process, the ball to the receiver.

A. The quarterback threw the ball to the receiver, rolling his ankle in the process.
B. To the receiver, rolling his ankle in the process, the quarterback threw the ball.
C. The quarterback, rolling his ankle in the process, threw the ball to the receiver.
D. The sentence is correct

A

A. The quarterback threw the ball to the receiver, rolling his ankle in the process.

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The little cat needs to regularly take medicine so that her eye does not swell.

A. The regularly little cat needs to take medicine so that her eye does not swell.
B. The little cat needs to regularly take medicine; so that her eye does not swell.
C. The little cat needs to take medicine regularly so that her eye does not swell.
D. The sentence is correct

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C. The little cat needs to take medicine regularly so that her eye does not swell.

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Swinging his arms wildly about his head, the little boy ran through the house excited that his family had disappeared.

A. The little boy, swinging his arms wildly about his head, ran through the house excited that his family had disappeared.
B. The little boy ran through, swinging his arms wildly about his head, the house excited that his family had disappeared.
C. Excited that his family had disappeared, swinging his arms wildly about his head, the little boy ran through the house.
D. The sentence is correct

A

D. The sentence is correct

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To get close enough to talk to her, the stairs are the fastest way.

A. To get close enough to talk to her; the stairs are the fastest way.
B. The stairs are the fastest way to get close enough to talk to her.
C. To get close enough, the stairs are the fastest way to talk to her.
D. The sentence is correct

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B. The stairs are the fastest way to get close enough to talk to her.

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