UGRC 210 ASSIGNMENT 1

i. On his way to school, Kofi found a gold man's watch.

The error in sentence (i) is a misplaced modifier; the modifier ‘gold’ which should
pre-modify ‘watch’ has been misplaced, making it describe ‘man’ instead. The
sentence should therefore be corrected as:
On his way to school, Kofi found a man's gold watch.

ii. The boys ate the lunch that they bought slowly.
The error in sentence (ii) is a misplaced adverb. The adverb ‘slowly’ should pre-
modify the verb ‘ate’. The sentence should therefore be corrected as:
The boys ate slowly the lunch that that they bought.

iii. Mensah sold the food to the customer with fresh meat.
The error in sentence (iii) is a misplaced phrase. The phrase ‘food with fresh meat‘
must modify the noun “customer”. Therefore, the correct sentence should be:
Mensah sold the food with fresh meat to the customer.

iv. When five years old, my mother enrolled in a medical school.

The error in sentence (iv) is a dangling modifier. The correct sentence should be:
When I was five years old, my mother enrolled in a medical school.

v. I was told to always pay attention in class.

The error in sentence (v) is a split infinitive. The word ‘to’ is separated from the
verb ‘pay’. The correct sentence is:
I was told always to pay attention in class.

vi. When we got in the car. We rolled down the window.

‘When we got in the car’ is a sentence fragment; it is dependent on the
independent clause that follows it. The correct statement should be:
When we got in the car, we rolled down the window.

vii. The farmer along with his cows (rises/rise) early.

 The word ‘farmer’ is the subject of the sentence
The farmer along with his cows rises early.

viii. Neither the station master nor the drivers (has/have) the right of way.
Neither the station master nor the drivers has the right of way.

ix. At the University of Ghana, cheating can result in suspension or even being
expelled from school.
At the University of Ghana, cheating can result in suspension or even be expelled
from school.

x. The two girls enjoyed dancing, swimming and also go to the mall.
The two girls enjoyed dancing, swimming and also going to the mall

xi. He wore a (loose/lose) belt.

He wore a loose belt.