Standard English ConventionsVery hardModifier must attach to the thing restored
Standard English Conventions practice question
Having been restored over three years, ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. the theatre reopened to the public in MayCorrect
- B. the public was admitted to the theatre in May
- C. May saw the theatre reopen to the public
- D. the council reopened the theatre in May
Answer: A. the theatre reopened to the public in May
The thing restored is the theatre, so the theatre must be the subject that follows the modifier.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the public was admitted to the theatre in May
- Says the public was restored.
- C. May saw the theatre reopen to the public
- Says May was restored.
- D. the council reopened the theatre in May
- Says the council was restored.
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