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Smilemoon Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What is the type of this sentence?

Hi guys , how are you doing ! nowadays , am concerning with grammar and I need your help .

Read the following sentence , then look at the correct kind in multiple choices .

What it the correct choice and tell me why ! am so confused .

The sentence :

At the ripe age old three , my father gave me my first ride on a motorcycle .

Choices :

1-Dangling modifier

2-Pronoun-antecedent agreement

3-Diction

4-Comparison

5- Verb tense shift
  

Top answer

Hi It is a dangling modifier The problem is that it looks like your father was aged three This would work.. At the ripe old age of three, I first rode on a motorcycle with my dad This brings "I" next to the adjectival phrase, which is where it needs to be Regards, Dave

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  • Hi It is a dangling modifier The problem is that it looks like your father was aged three This would work..
  • At the ripe old age of three, I first rode on a motorcycle with my dad This brings "I" next to the adjectival phrase, which is where it needs to be Regards, Dave
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Hi

It is a dangling modifier

The problem is that it looks like your father was aged three

This would work..

At the ripe old age of three, I first rode on a motorcycle with my dad

This brings "I" next to the adjectival phrase, which is where it needs to be

Regards, Dave
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Aha ,

I see.

Thank you verrrry much Dave , *** bless you.
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