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Grammar for Grownups Quiz 10

THOSE PESKY MISPLACED MODIFIERS

These were actually printed in newspapers or ads. Can you straighten them out? (The hints are in the parentheses.)

1. Be sure to purchase enough yarn to finish your article before you start. (Even a computer couldn't do that.)

2. He was born the year after President Lincoln was assassinated at Florence, a farm town in northwestern Alabama. (And we always thought Ford's Theater was in Washington.)

3. Israel has developed a bulletproof helmet for soldiers made of plastic. (What will they think of next?)

4. You can order a bookcase that will be delivered to you on the Internet. (Just how big is your computer?)

5. You don't want to miss the Birth of Jesus on December 24 on NBC. (I'll be watching!)

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