Question

exercise #18—misplaced words
choose your words carefully. also pay attention to the placement of words and phrases in your sentences. revise the sentences below. help the writers say what they mean!
please give the desk to ms. benson with the thin legs.
when he went to investigate the claim, a dog bit mr. frisbee.
never buy envelopes from a dealer without a gummed flap.
mr. tuggle with the 2k memory will be testing the new machine.
the car is parked behind the office which is out of gas.
the calculator is in mr. newell’s office which doesn’t work.
down in january again, the manager was displeased with the sales figures.
acme houses provide comfort for people with central air conditioning and heating.

Explanation:

1. La frase "Please give the desk to Ms. Benson with the thin legs" sugiere que Ms. Benson tiene piernas delgadas. La corrección es "Please give the desk with the thin legs to Ms. Benson" para indicar que el escritorio tiene piernas delgadas.
2. La frase "When he went to investigate the claim, a dog bit Mr. Frisbee" sugiere que el perro mordió a Mr. Frisbee mientras él investigaba. La corrección es "When Mr. Frisbee went to investigate the claim, a dog bit him" para clarificar quién fue mordido.
3. La frase "Never buy envelopes from a dealer without a gummed flap" sugiere que el vendedor no tiene una solapa encolada. La corrección es "Never buy envelopes without a gummed flap from a dealer" para indicar que los sobres carecen de solapa encolada.
4. La frase "Mr. Tuggle with the 2K memory will be testing the new machine" sugiere que Mr. Tuggle tiene una memoria de 2K. La corrección es "Mr. Tuggle will be testing the new machine with the 2K memory" para indicar que la máquina tiene una memoria de 2K.
5. La frase "The car is parked behind the office which is out of gas" sugiere que la oficina está sin gasolina. La corrección es "The car which is out of gas is parked behind the office" para indicar que el coche está sin gasolina.
6. La frase "The calculator is in Mr. Newell’s office which doesn’t work" sugiere que la oficina no funciona. La corrección es "The calculator which doesn’t work is in Mr. Newell’s office" para indicar que la calculadora no funciona.
7. La frase "Down in January again, the manager was displeased with the sales figures" sugiere que el gerente estaba abajo en enero. La corrección es "The manager was displeased with the sales figures, which were down again in January" para indicar que las cifras de ventas estaban bajas en enero.
8. La frase "Acme houses provide comfort for people with central air conditioning and heating" sugiere que las personas tienen aire acondicionado y calefacción central. La corrección es "Acme houses with central air conditioning and heating provide comfort for people" para indicar que las casas tienen aire acondicionado y calefacción central.

Answer:

1. Please give the desk with the thin legs to Ms. Benson.
2. When Mr. Frisbee went to investigate the claim, a dog bit him.
3. Never buy envelopes without a gummed flap from a dealer.
4. Mr. Tuggle will be testing the new machine with the 2K memory.
5. The car which is out of gas is parked behind the office.
6. The calculator which doesn’t work is in Mr. Newell’s office.
7. The manager was displeased with the sales figures, which were down again in January.
8. Acme houses with central air conditioning and heating provide comfort for people.