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Adnan1947 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Dangling modifier doubt
This sentence below has dangling modifier and hence is incorrect:
Based on the recent decline in enrollment, the admissions office decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies.
So can I rewrite it as?
The admission office has decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies, based on the recent decline in enrollments. (would this be correct)
The solution given is:
Based on the recent decline in enrollment, plans were made by the admission office to revaluate its recruitment strategies.
Based on the recent decline in enrollment, the admissions office decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies.
So can I rewrite it as?
The admission office has decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies, based on the recent decline in enrollments. (would this be correct)
The solution given is:
Based on the recent decline in enrollment, plans were made by the admission office to revaluate its recruitment strategies.
Top answer
Yours is better than the first, but I think it is still open to accusations of danglement. Or: The admission office has decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies, basing this on the recent decline in enrollments.
- Yours is better than the first, but I think it is still open to accusations of danglement.
- Or: The admission office has decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies, basing this on the recent decline in enrollments.
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Yours is better than the first, but I think it is still open to accusations of danglement.
Or: The admission office has decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies, basing this on the recent decline in enrollments.
Or: The admission office has decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies, basing this on the recent decline in enrollments.
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