540.
How should the sentence that
contains the dangling participle
be reworded?
1.
Todays submarine is a far more
serious threat, it is larger
and more powerful than it was
in the past.
2.
Walking back to the barracks,
he was drenched by the rain.
3.
It was impossible, Morelli
found, to more rapidly perform
his work.
4.
Captain Watkins not only is a
line officer but a qualified
jet fighter pilot.
5-41.
How should you reword the sentence
that contains a misplaced
correlative conjunction?
1.
The submarine today is a far
more serious threat than it was
in the past, it is larger and
more powerful than before.
2.
In walking back to the barracks
the rain drenched him.
3.
The work was impossible to more
rapidly perform, Morelli found.
4.
Captain Watkins is not only a
line officer but also a
qualified jet fighter pilot.
5-42.
How should you revise the sentence
that contains a split infinitive?
1.
Submarines are far more serious
threats today, they are larger
and more powerful than in the
past.
2.
The rain drenched him in
walking back to the barracks.
3.
Morelli found it impossible to
perform his work more rapidly.
4.
Implementation of Bureau policy
is the main purpose of these
instructions.
543.
Which of the following revisions
corrects the grammatical error in
the last sentence?
1.
The main purpose of these
instructions are the
implementation of Bureau
policy.
2.
The main purpose of these
instructions is to implement
Bureau policy.
3.
The main purpose of these
instructions are to implement
Bureau policies.
4.
To implement Bureau policy are
the main purpose of these
instructions.
5-44.
Where should correlative
conjunctions be positioned in a
sentence?
1.
Immediately following the words
they connect
2.
Immediately ahead of the words
they connect
3.
As far as possible from the
words they connect
4.
Between the words they connect
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 5-45 THROUGH
5-49, SELECT THE RESPONSE OF THE TYPE
OF GRAMMATICAL ERROR DEMONSTRATED IN THE
INFORMATION USED AS THE QUESTION.
5-45.
Either complete the form in this
room or in your office and return
it to me.
1.
Misplaced correlative
conjunction
2.
Misplaced prepositional phrase
3.
Misplaced relative clause
4.
Dangling participle phrase
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