Nonrestrictive Elements and Parallel Structure — Unit test
Question 21 • DBN LA 6-CR
Read the sentence.While she slept the alarm kept ringing in Jamie's ear.According to The Elements of Style, what is the correct way to revise this sentence?
Answer
A
While she slept, the alarm kept ringing in Jamie's ear.
B
The alarm kept ringing in Jamie's ear, while she slept.
C
The alarm kept ringing while she slept in Jamie's ear.
D
no change
Explanation
“While she slept” is an introductory dependent clause, so it should be followed by a comma before the main clause. The revised sentence is “While she slept, the alarm kept ringing in Jamie’s ear.”
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