Faulty Sentence Structures and Faulty Modification

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GRAMMAR OVERHAUL

Escape the world of faulty sentence structures and faulty modification.

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01 Quiz

Introduction

02 Find!

Index

Collect all the numbers by completing each of the challenges, and enter them in order in the final section to finish the game.

03 Correct image

Reward

INTRODUCTION

QUIZ

Complete the following quiz, and getthe first number towards your reward!

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QUIZ

question 1/5

Which among the following sentences observes correct structure?

Christian is studying for the exam, for he is getting ready for the complicated lessons.

Christian is studying for the exam he is getting ready for the complicated lessons.

Christian is studying for the exam and gets ready for the complicated lessons.

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RIGHT!

Explanation: To separate the two clauses, a comma and the conjunction "for" were used.

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question 2/5

Which sentence has correct structure?

James fetched his son from school, he is scheduled to fetch him on Tuesdays.

James fetched his son from school. He is scheduled to fetch him on Tuesdays.

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RIGHT!

Explanation: The two clauses are separated into two sentences.

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QUESTION 3/5

Which sentence has faulty structure?

Maria travelled to a different country she is in quarantine now.

Maria travelled to a different country. She is in quarantine now.

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RIGHT!

Explanation: There is no punctuation nor conjunction separating the two clauses.

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QUESTION 4/5

Which sentence has correct structure?

Paul went to the church; he wants to devote his time in praying.

Paul went to the church, he wants to devote his time in praying.

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RIGHT!

Explanation: The two clauses are separated by a semicolon.

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QUESTION 5/5

Which sentence has faulty structure?

Miles is the breadwinner of the family. She works hard everyday.

Miles is the breadwinner of the family, she works hard everyday.

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RIGHT!

Explanation: This sentence has a comma splice.

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ERROR!

Wrong! Read the sentences carefully.

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FIND!

From among all the statements you discover,click only on the ones observing correct sentence structure.

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CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 1/3

My goal is to boldly go where no man has gone before.

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

After running a mile in the rain, John encountered the closed gas station.

We gave the Halloween candy to the neighbor's children that nobody wanted.

Running quickly tires John

CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 2/3

The steak that is medium rare is given to the visitor.

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

The steak is given to the visitor that is medium rare.

RIGHT!

Cold and slimy, the children hate snakes.

CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 3/3

The children hate cold and slimy snakes.

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

RIGHT!

After crying for help, the car is still broken.

To develop his skills, the equipment was restored.

ERROR!

Wrong! That statement is incorrect

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CORRECT IMAGE

Answer the question by clicking the image with the correct answer.

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which sentence does not have a squinting modifier?

Miles requested during her party everyone must wear red.

Miles requested that during her party, everyone must wear red.

which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

Excited and ready, Lisa is set to release her new album.

Excited and ready, the album is set to be released by Lisa.

RIGHT!

Which sentence does not have a split modifier?

RIGHT!

Her task is to cheerfully shout for the team.

Her task is to shout cheerfully for the team.

which sentence does not have a dangling modifier?

RIGHT!

The volcano errupted when Jasper was walking to his home from work.

While walking to his home from work, the volcano errupted.

which sentence does have a dangling modifier?

To develop his skills, Jean restored his equipment.

To develop his skills, the equipment was restored.

RIGHT!

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