Multiple choice

Directions: Select the word/phrase that must be deleted/corrected, in order to make the sentence grammatically correct.

Having retained the essential staff, the shrewd man that he was, the proprietor served a three month notice on the rest.

  1. having retained

  2. he was

  3. the proprietor

  4. on
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Type of error: misplaced modifier. 'Who is a shrewd man' is not clear from the sentence. Correct usage shall be '…the proprietor, the shrewd man …'

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