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Standard English ConventionsVery hardDangling modifier with an -ed opener

Standard English Conventions practice question

Built in 1750 as a granary, ____

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. the building now houses the town's archive.Correct
  2. B. the town's archive is now housed in the building.
  3. C. the town now uses the building for its archive.
  4. D. the archive was moved into the building in 1990.

Answer: A. the building now houses the town's archive.

What was built as a granary is the building, so it must be the subject.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the town's archive is now housed in the building.
Makes the archive the thing built in 1750.
C. the town now uses the building for its archive.
Makes the town the thing built in 1750.
D. the archive was moved into the building in 1990.
Makes the archive the thing built in 1750.

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