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1. Should I use a sentence ending preposition if I want to? What guidance does the "Princeton Review" give with respect to the placement of prepositions at the end of one's sentences?
2. I shouldn't listen to the radio writing this quiz. To have an editor accept one's quiz, grammatical errors must be avoided. Modifiers being misplaced, Uglybird's quiz just isn't going to make it. How many modifiers have I misplaced?
3. Winston says "towards"; Franklin says "toward". I say, "what's the difference?"
4. Hopefully, you will be able to carefully scrutinize this sentence to eventually find the misplaced modal auxiliary that some would say it contains. Which of the following word(s) in the prior sentence could qualify as a "misplaced modal auxiliary"?
5. If one were to say, "I will continue with this quiz," of what offense would one be guilty?
6. To boldly split the infinitive has become somewhat common practice. Both the "Princeton Review" and Barron's "Painless Grammar" are in agreement on this practice. Which of the following best characterizes their view?
7. Planning carefully, this sentence contains a classic grammatical blunder. The sentence contains a ____________ _______________.
8. Water is formed when oxygen reacts with hydrogen. So, why would some contend it is grammatically incorrect to say that I can react hydrogen with oxygen to produce water?
9. The BBC reported that in 2001, some Washington DC city buses carried a poster announcing "DC Public Schools Wants You!!! Go To Class - It' a Blast!!!" What single letter could be moved resulting in the correction of two errors?
10. Which of the following is most correct?
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