GRADE 7 READING & LANGUAGE · CHAPTER 1
Grammar & sentences
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Grammar & punctuation
Give an introductory modifier a clear doer
Repair a dangling introductory modifier by making its intended doer the main-clause subject.
Grammar & punctuation
Separate coordinate adjectives
Use a comma between two coordinate adjectives that independently describe the same noun.
AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER
Intended meaning: Jo was carrying the boxes and dropped a key. Which revision gives carrying a clear doer?
Show answer & explanation
Carrying the boxes, Jo dropped a key.
Jo carries the boxes, so Jo is the subject after the introductory phrase.
Curriculum & source notes
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