Correcting Ambiguous Modifier Errors

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GMAT Verbal › Correcting Ambiguous Modifier Errors

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1

Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.

Our supervisor instructed us to strictly keep track of the time we spent away from our desks.

2

Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.

Gerald fumbled with his papers, apologized to his coworkers, and replaced them on his podium.

3

Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English. One of the answer choices reproduces the underlined portion as it is written in the sentence.

The congressmen conferred quietly in the cloakroom wearing patriotic pins.

4

The President told us gleefully to greet the ambassadors.

Which option best replaces the underlined sentence?

5

Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.

Working overtime to produce their first issue, the newspaper was instantly acclaimed as a successful venture in the publishing field.

6

Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.

A majority of the electorate believes that policy directives have little to no impact on the day-to-day lives of the people at the national level.

7

Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.

For the last decade, the city has had more tourists every single year.

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