Standard English ConventionsHardCorrect subject for a dangling opener
Standard English Conventions practice question
Having lost the map, ____
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. the hikers followed the stream down to the road.Correct
- B. the stream led the hikers down to the road.
- C. the road was reached by the hikers along the stream.
- D. the hikers' route followed the stream to the road.
Answer: A. the hikers followed the stream down to the road.
The hikers lost the map, so they must follow the opener.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the stream led the hikers down to the road.
- The stream did not lose the map.
- C. the road was reached by the hikers along the stream.
- The road did not lose the map.
- D. the hikers' route followed the stream to the road.
- The route did not lose the map.
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