Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been divided into 3 parts, lettered (a), (b) and (c). Find the part of sentence with an error. If there is no error, mark (d) as your answer.

Running down (a) the street, (b) the house was on fire. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Who was running? Modifier error. When the man ran down the street, the house was on fire - this would be a better and more grammatically correct form of the sentence.

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