level: Proper Word Arrangement
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Proper Word Arrangement
Question | Answer |
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Proper Word Arrangement: Adverb Placement -- Rule 10.14 | Place adverbs logically in formal writing. |
Proper Word Arrangement: Phrase Placement -- Rule 10.15 | Avoid confusing placement of phrases. |
Proper Word Arrangement: Phrase Placement -- Rule 10.16 | Avoid “dangling” and misplaced modifiers. |
Proper Word Arrangement: Infinitive Phrases -- Rule 10.17 | In most cases keep the infinitive phrase together. “Split” an infinitive only to avoid awkwardness or ambiguity. |
Proper Word Arrangement: Clarity vs. Confusion -- Rule 10.18 | Avoid any unnecessary or awkward interruption of words that naturally belong together in a sentence. |
Proper Word Arrangement: Clarity vs. Confusion -- Rule 10.19 | Avoid the misplacement of any phrase, appositive, or expression that might make the sentence misleading, awkward, or confusing. |