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Driving Sid to the airport, the weather was cold and rainy.

A
Driving to the airport, Sid was cold and rainy.
B
The weather was cold and rainy when I drove Sid to the airport.
C
The weather was cold and rainy driving to the airport.
D
The sentence is correct as written.
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Looking up from the book, the fire alarm caught my attention.

A
Looking up from the book, my attention was caught by the fire alarm.
B
The fire alarm caught my attention, looking up from the book.
C
The fire alarm caught my attention, so I looked up from my book.
D
The sentence is correct as written.
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Which revision makes it more clear that Erin speaks to her husband on Tuesday?

A
She would go to the store on Tuesday, Erin told her husband.
B
Erin told her husband to the store on Tuesday she would go.
C
On Tuesday, Erin told her husband that she would go to the store.
4

What is the modifier in this sentence? “her husband”✔ “on Tuesday”X “she would”

A
“her husband”
B
✔ “on Tuesday”
C
X “she would”
5

If Erin speaks to her husband on Tuesday, what word or phrase does the modifier belong to? ✔ “told”X “husband”“the store”

A
✔ “told”
B
X “husband”
C
“the store”
6

Which revision makes it more clear that nearly all of the people in the race finished?

A
The race was finished by everyone almost.
B
Almost everyone finished the race.
C
Finished the race, everyone almost did.
7

He spoke X good✔ well of his former teachers at the school.

A
X good
B
✔ well
8

Ashley swam ✔ wellgood at the conference meet, placing second.

A
✔ well
B
good
9

After a romp through the garbage, the puppy smelled ✔ badX badly.

A
✔ bad
B
X badly
10

There are less✔ fewer pennies in this jar than there were last week.

A
less
B
✔ fewer
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Why is the shorter version more effective?

A
It makes the idea clearer.
B
It is more concise.
C
It is more easily understood.
D
It creates a stronger image.
12

What is the best way to rewrite the sentence?

A
We walked one step at a time because it seemed to most of us that was the worst.
B
We walked slowly to avoid the first day of school.
C
We walked really slowly as we tried to avoid the worst, first day of school.
13

What is the best way to rewrite the sentence?

A
A bird that looks for worms before other birds do will probably be successful.
B
Animals with feathers wake up before animals with long, soft bodies.
C
A bird that flies can get food more easily than worms that crawl on the ground.
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Which words or phrases should be deleted to eliminate redundancy? Check each.

A
“without a sound”
B
”individual”
C
“below our house”
D
“squeaky”
E
“pitch”

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