EXERCISE S5-5Mixed constructions

Edit each sentence to untangle any mixed constructions. Answers may vary.

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A prolonged strike could easily turn Los Angeles into a recession.

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For people who are housebound or bedridden may have their meals delivered by a community service organization.

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The reason my grandfather takes only half a dose of his medication is because he can’t afford to fill the prescription regularly.

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After a week of training, a soldier named Barnes and my name were called to go with the First Infantry Division.

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By winning 90 percent of the precincts in the western counties helped the young lawyer defeat the incumbent.

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From his great-grandmother, who had emigrated from Ireland, left him a small ceramic music box with a tiny harp on top.

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When the temperatures drop below freezing can be devastating to the orange crop.

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In the United States, the cost of prescription drugs is extremely expensive.

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Although school vacations might originally have been scheduled to allow students to help harvest crops, but most children today don’t live on farms.

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A stalemate in chess is when one player has no legal moves remaining.

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