Vocabulary 4000 - Noel's ESL eBook Library
Vocabulary 4000 - Noel's ESL eBook Library
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Idiom & Usage 125<br />
5. Each of the book’s protagonists—Mark Streit, Mary Eby, and Dr.<br />
Thomas—has a powerful, dynamic personality.<br />
(A) Each of the book’s protagonists—Mark Streit, Mary Eby, and Dr.<br />
Thomas—has<br />
(B) Each of the book’s protagonists—Mark Streit, Mary Eby, and Dr.<br />
Thomas—have<br />
(C) All the book’s protagonists—Mark Streit, Mary Eby, and Dr.<br />
Thomas—has<br />
(D) Mark Streit, Mary Eby, and Dr. Thomas—the book’s protagonists—<br />
each has<br />
(E) Each of the book’s protagonists—Mark Streit, Mary Eby, and Dr.<br />
Thomas—could have had<br />
MISPLACED MODIFIERS<br />
• As a general rule, a modifier should be placed as close as<br />
possible to what it modifies.<br />
Example:<br />
Following are some useful tips for protecting<br />
your person and property from the FBI.<br />
As written, the sentence implies that the FBI is a threat to your<br />
person and property. To correct the sentence put the modifier<br />
from the FBI next to the word it modifies, tips:<br />
Following are some useful tips from the FBI for<br />
protecting your person and property.<br />
• When a phrase begins a sentence, make sure that it modifies the<br />
subject of the sentence.<br />
Example:<br />
Coming around the corner, a few moments<br />
passed before I could recognize my old home.<br />
As worded, the sentence implies that the moments were coming<br />
around the corner. The sentence can be corrected as follows:
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