My friends who are studying in Italy will be at the party.

• My friends who are studying in Italy will be at the party.

• My friends studying in Italy will be at the party.

• My friends are studying in Italy will be at the party.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the following sentences is the most clear/correct? 

• The clerk sold the scarf to the woman with the red print.
• The clerk sold the scarf with the red print to the woman.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

• The lady shopped for a dress with a headache.
• The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

"The old patient was referred to the Chinese physician in Toronto with stomach pains." Which word should "with stomach pains" modify?

• physician

• patient

• Toronto

• pains

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the modifier in the following sentence?
Brian, the man with the bushy red beard, is Lydia's husband. 

• Brian

• the man with the bushy red beard

• is

• Lydia's husband

Answer explanation

The modifier in the sentence is 'the man with the bushy red beard' as it describes Brian, providing additional information about him.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Hitting the ball, a player's grip must remain firm and balanced.

• No Change

• the grip of the player must remain

• the grip must be kept

• a player must keep the grip

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

The men that are working on the project come from India.

• The working men on the project come from India.

• The working on the project men come from India.

• The men working on the project come from India.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: No one was happier than Alex to discover his missing wallet mowing the lawn.

• Alex was happy that his missing wallet was mowing the lawn.
• No one was happier than Alex when he discovered his missing wallet while he was mowing the lawn.
• It's already correct.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

The frightened turkey ran from the man with the axe.

• ran

• axe

• turkey

• frightened

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

True or false?

A squinting modifier can usually be fixed by changing its position in the sentence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C