Grammar and Language Workbook

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ROBLEM
4
Improper use of the past participle
tense
Deemee drawn the winning ticket for the door prize at the dance.
tense
The old rowboat sunk just below the surface of the lake.
S
OLUTION
A
Deemee had drawn the winning ticket for the door prize at the dance.
The old rowboat had sunk just below the surface of the lake.
Form a complete verb by adding a form of the auxiliary verb have to the
past participle.
S
OLUTION
B
Deemee drew the winning ticket for the door prize at the dance.
The old rowboat sank just below the surface of the lake.
Use the simple past form of the verb instead of the past participle.
Past participles of irregular verbs cannot stand alone as verbs. They
must be used in conjunction with a form of the auxiliary verb have.
More help with correct verb
forms is available in Lessons 35,
36, and 40.
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Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers
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Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 12
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roubleshooter
P
ROBLEM
1
Misplaced modifier
mod
Untended and overgrown since last summer, Marlene helped
Keshia in her garden.
mod
Sarah won the jumping contest with her mother’s horse, 
wearing western riding gear.
S
OLUTION
Marlene helped Keshia in her garden, untended and overgrown since
last summer.
Wearing western riding gear, Sarah won the jumping contest with