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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise S5-5
Mixed constructions
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Edit each sentence to untangle any mixed constructions. Answers may vary.

Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

Example

1 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: A prolonged strike could easily cause a recession in Los Angeles.
For more help, see section S5.

2 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: People who are housebound or bedridden may have their meals delivered by a community service organization.
For more help, see section S5.

3 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: My grandfather takes only half a dose of his medication because he can’t afford to fill the prescription regularly.
or
The reason my grandfather takes only half a dose of his medication is that he can’t afford to fill the prescription regularly.
For more help, see section S5.

4 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: After a week of training, a soldier named Barnes and I were called to go with the First Infantry Division.
For more help, see section S5.

5 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: Winning 90 percent of the precincts in the western counties helped the young lawyer defeat the incumbent.
or
By winning 90 percent of the precincts in the western counties, the young lawyer defeated the incumbent.
For more help, see section S5.

6 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: His great-grandmother, who had emigrated from Ireland, left him a small ceramic music box with a tiny harp on top.
For more help, see section S5.

7 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: Temperatures below freezing can be devastating to the orange crop.
or
When the temperatures drop below freezing, the orange crop can be devastated.
For more help, see section S5.

8 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: In the United States, prescription drugs are extremely expensive.
For more help, see section S5.

9 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: Although school vacations might originally have been scheduled to allow students to help harvest crops, most children today don’t live on farms.
or
School vacations might originally have been scheduled to allow students to help harvest crops, but most children today don’t live on farms.
For more help, see section S5.

10 of 10

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

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: A stalemate in chess occurs when one player has no legal moves remaining.
For more help, see section S5.