Practice: Short Answer

Write a brief response to the questions below. For help with this topic, see Chapter 12 in Working With Words, 9e.

Question 12.1

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Where should modifiers be placed?

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Question 12.2

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What is a dangling participle, and how should it be fixed?

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Question 12.3

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What is a nominative absolute, and does it have to edited?

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Question 12.4

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Should adverbs ever come between the parts of a verb phrase? If so, when and when not?

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Question 12.5

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When should an adverb be placed at the start of a sentence—after the first helping verb, at the end of more than one helping verb or after the main verb?

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Question 12.6

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Should you normally permit a preposition at the end of a sentence, and are there any exceptions?

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Question 12.7

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What is a split infinitive, and is it ever permissible?

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Question 12.8

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What is a dangling infinitive, and how should it be fixed?

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