Ch. 40 Self-Study Exercise 17-1: Correcting Mixed Constructions and Faulty Predication (Lettered Questions)

EXERCISE 17-1 Correcting Mixed Constructions and Faulty Predication

Correct any mixed constructions and faulty predication you find in the following sentences. Example:

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  1. Question

    The cost of health insurance protects people from big medical bills.

  2. Question

    In his determination to prevail helped him finish the race.

  3. Question

    The AIDS epidemic destroys the body’s immune system.

  4. Question

    The temperatures are too cold for the orange trees.

  5. Question

    A recession is when economic growth is small or nonexistent and unemployment increases.