Take-Home Exercises 2

I. The following sentences contain either dangling or misplaced modifiers. Revise the sentences. If the sentence is correct, write "Correct."

1. Driving around the corner, the flowers I saw were beautiful.

2. While taking a shower, I heard the phone ringing.

3. Since arriving at this school, he has changed his study habits dramatically.

4. Understanding the importance of outlining, a plan for writing the paper was developed.

5. While reading a book online, the computer turned off by itself.

6. Wanting to finish the homework assignment, the article I borrowed from the library was found very helpful.

7. The young girl was walking the dog in a short skirt.

8. After doing exercising for two hours straight, the only thing I wanted was taking a shower.

9. Realizing I missed the class many times, I realized that the only choice I had to pass the class was to beg my professor for mercy.

10. She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates.

11. Wanting to get an A in Linguistics, Tom's favorite place on campus was the library.

12. Feeling so exhausted, the best choice was sleep.

13. Running outside, my brother's book was dropped.

14. Getting up early in the morning, doing all homework assignments, and actively participating in class discussions, what Jean is expecting in English Writing is an A.

15. Written in Spanish, Sue had hard time understanding the letter.

16. As a one man team, your job may sometimes feel overwhelming.

II. Explain differences between two or three words/phrases, and provide one example for each.

1. less vs. fewer

2. due to vs. because of

3. complimentary vs. complementary

4. everyday vs. every day

5. sometime vs. sometimes vs. some time

III. Change the following sentences into the Subjunctive Mood.

1. Because I knew who did it, I could not feel happy.

2. He knew a lot about the issue because he was one of the Student Council members.

3. Because I was the driver, we did not have the accident.

4. Tom can finish the work because Janet helped him.

5. I finished the job because I never missed the meeting.

6. Because I did not do my best for the last five years, I don't have the position.

7. I need to finish the work right away because I want to attend the meeting.

8. Because the weather was great, they could fly to New York.