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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise S5-1
Mixed constructions
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Edit the following sentences to untangle mixed constructions. Type your answers in the boxes below.

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

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Using surgical gloves is a precaution now worn by dentists to prevent contact with patients’ blood and saliva.

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Suggested revision: Using surgical gloves is a precaution now taken by dentists to prevent contact with patients’ blood and saliva.

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A physician, the career my brother is pursuing, requires at least ten years of challenging work.

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Suggested revision: A career in medicine, which my brother is pursuing, requires at least ten years of challenging work.

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The reason the pharaohs had bad teeth was because tiny particles of sand found their way into Egyptian bread.

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Suggested revision: The pharaohs had bad teeth because tiny particles of sand found their way into Egyptian bread.

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Recurring bouts of flu among team members set a record for number of games forfeited.

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Suggested revision: Recurring bouts of flu caused the team to forfeit a record number of games.

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In this box contains the key to your future.

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Suggested revision: This box contains the key to your future.