Standard English ConventionsVery hardDangling infinitive phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
To qualify for the scholarship, ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. applicants must submit two essays by the first of MarchCorrect
- B. two essays must be submitted by the first of March
- C. the deadline is the first of March
- D. it is necessary that two essays be submitted
Answer: A. applicants must submit two essays by the first of March
'To qualify for the scholarship' describes the people who want to qualify, so they must come right after the comma: 'applicants'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. two essays must be submitted by the first of March
- This makes the essays the ones qualifying for the scholarship.
- C. the deadline is the first of March
- This makes the deadline the thing qualifying.
- D. it is necessary that two essays be submitted
- 'it' follows the phrase, so 'it' is trying to qualify — which makes no sense.
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