Thursday, September 24, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
Dangling Modifiers:
1.
To improve the results, Dan completed a third experiment.
2.
To improve the results, a third experiment was
completed.
3.
After reading the original article, the last two
paragraphs remain truthful.
4.
After reading the original article, I find the
last two paragraphs true.
Misused Words
1.
It’s time to go to the gym.
2.
Its pet was very sick and needed healthcare
immediately.
3.
I prefer to drink cold milk rather than warm
milk.
4.
Mark was driving down the street and then all of
a sudden a dog ran out in front of him.
5.
It’s their turn to write the papers.
6.
They’re in charge of all the clubs this week.
7.
I set the pasta salad over there on the table.
8.
They elicit reviews from customers about their
services.
9.
They walked farther down the road.
10. The effects of the experiment proved the
hypothesis to be correct.
11. Not
eating breakfast can directly affect your outcome on a test.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Passive Sentences:
1.
Three students were sent to the principle’s
office this morning.
2.
The Jews were tortured and sent to the gas
chambers during the Holocaust
3.
College students were followed on their way
home.
4.
The young man was sold a pair of Birkenstocks
last night at the mall.
5.
Water bottles were passed out for free at the
football game.
Active Sentences:
6.
The principle called three students down to her
office.
7.
Hitler and the Nazis tortured the Jews during
the Holocaust.
8.
A serial killer followed college students home.
9.
The Dillard’s employee sold a pair of
Birkenstocks to a young man last night.
1. The
boy’s basketball team passed out free water bottles at the football game.
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