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CAHSEE ELA 2.3 Writing: Modifiers and Passive Voice 237 Views

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Writing: Modifiers and Passive Voice Drill, Problem 3. What is the best way to revise the underlined part of sentence 3?

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English Language

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Writing Strategies / Revise Writing

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Here's an unshmoopy question you may find on your exam...
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How should this sentence be changed, if at all?
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Ginger won the dance competition almost.
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And here are the potential answers: So... what is this question asking?
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It's all about modifiers -- those words that threaten to totally change the meaning

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of a sentence if not handled correctly.
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Generally, modifiers come next to the key thing that they are modifying. They're clingy
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that way.
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So in this case, almost comes right next door to competition.
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So... uh... what's 'almost competition'? Suppliers bidding for government contracts?
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Coke vs Pepsi?
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What'd Ginger ALMOST do? Well, she ALMOST won. She came in second -- that darned corrupt
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Bulgarian judge at work again.
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So Ginger ALMOST won the dance competition.
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Our answer is A, as in "Almost."
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