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Salman Khan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Sentence Structure Error ???
Identify the type of sentence structure error in the below passage.
Mr Grink, who was walking along the boulevard dressed in an impeccable tuxedo, was blissfully unaware of the black clouds of discontent that were gathering menacingly behind him.
a. Comma splice
b. Pronoun reference
?. Misplaced modifier
d. Subject-verb agreement
e. Verb tense shift
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I think the answer is C because the paragraph contains only a misplace modifier at " gathering menacingly " .Other than that it looks fine.
What's your opinion ?
Mr Grink, who was walking along the boulevard dressed in an impeccable tuxedo, was blissfully unaware of the black clouds of discontent that were gathering menacingly behind him.
a. Comma splice
b. Pronoun reference
?. Misplaced modifier
d. Subject-verb agreement
e. Verb tense shift
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I think the answer is C because the paragraph contains only a misplace modifier at " gathering menacingly " .Other than that it looks fine.
What's your opinion ?
Top answer
I disagree. " Without the comma, the sentence can be misread to imply that the boulevard (not the man) was dressed in the tuxedo! Therefore, the more likely answer is b.
- I disagree.
- " Without the comma, the sentence can be misread to imply that the boulevard (not the man) was dressed in the tuxedo!
- Therefore, the more likely answer is b.
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I disagree.
The potential problem I see in that sentence is that there should be a comma after "boulevard." Without the comma, the sentence can be misread to imply that the boulevard (not the man) was dressed in the tuxedo!
Therefore, the more likely answer is b.
The potential problem I see in that sentence is that there should be a comma after "boulevard." Without the comma, the sentence can be misread to imply that the boulevard (not the man) was dressed in the tuxedo!
Therefore, the more likely answer is b.
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Therefore, the more likely answer is b ? pronoun error or is it " a " comma splice ?
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