EXERCISE 35.2

EXERCISE 35.2

Revise each of the following sentences to use modifiers correctly, clearly, and effectively. Many of the sentences can be revised in more than one way. Example:

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  1. Question

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    Alicia speaks both Russian and German, but she speaks Russian better.

  2. Question

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    The summers are rainier in New York than they are in Seattle.

  3. Question

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    He glanced at the menu and ordered the most expensive wine on the list.

  4. Question

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    Women tend to live longer than men; hence, more of the elderly are women.

  5. Question

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    Minneapolis is the larger of the Twin Cities.

  6. Question

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    She came up with a very silly plan for revenge.

    She came up with the silliest plan for revenge that I had ever heard.

  7. Question

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    Our theater company has produced several of the most famous classical Greek plays.

  8. Question

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    The student cafeteria is operated by a college food service, which is part of a chain.

  9. Question

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    It is safer to jog in daylight than in the dark.

  10. Question

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    Evan argued that subtitled films are more boring to watch than films dubbed in English.