Question

1. choose the sentence that is written correctly.

a. standing on a curb near a puddle, the speeding car splashed water on me.
b. determined not to be late, a flat tire did not keep derek from getting to school on time.
c. chasing the cat through the flower bed, mr. harp yelled at the neighbors’ dog.
d. forgetting about her dentist appointment, angel went to her friend’s house.

1. choose the sentence that contains an error.

a. looking at the ads in the paper, meredith found two jobs that appealed to her.
b. the oil was spotted by the mechanic dripping from the motor.
c. discouraged by his test scores, deshon decided to hire a tutor.
d. total woman, written by marabel morgan, is a book about improving relationships.

Explanation:

For question 36, we check grammar, spelling, and punctuation in each sentence. For question 37, we look for incorrect word - usage, grammar mistakes etc. in the sentences.

• In 36:
• A: "Standing on a curb near a puddle, the speeding car splashed water on me." is correct.
• B: "Determined not to be late, a flat tire did not keep Derek from getting to school on time." has a dangling modifier. It seems the flat - tire is determined not to be late which is incorrect.
• C: "Chasing the cat through the flower bed, Mr. Harp yelled at the neighbors." has a dangling modifier. It's unclear who is chasing the cat.
• D: "Forgetting about her dentist appointment, Angel went to her friend's house." is correct. So the correct sentence is A.
• In 37:
• A: "Looking at the ads in the paper, Meredith found two jobs that appealed to her." is correct.
• B: "The oil was spotted by the mechanic dripping from the motor." has an incorrect word - order. It should be "The mechanic spotted the oil dripping from the motor".
• C: "Discouraged by his test scores, DeShon decided to hire a tutor." is correct.
• D: "Total Woman, written by Marabel Morgan, is a book about improving relationships." is correct. So the sentence with an error is B.

Answer:

1. A. Standing on a curb near a puddle, the speeding car splashed water on me.
2. B. The oil was spotted by the mechanic dripping from the motor.