Question 7: read the following paragraph. identify any misplaced or dangling modifiers you see and rewrite each one of the sentences correctly. sparkling in the sunlight, marcus looked at his new car. he had spent two hours washing and waxing it, but all of the hard work was worth it. with a grin of appreciation, the car looked almost brand new. it had taken two jobs, nine months, and a lot of hard work, but marcus had been able to pay cash for his car. grabbing the keys, the car was ready for a road trip. marcus merely dried the car in ten minutes. it was time to hit the road!

7.The car's sparkling in the sunlight, Marcus looked at his new car. He spent two hours washing and waxing it, but all of the hard work was worth it. Marcus, with a grin  of  appreciation on his face, noticed the car; the car  looked almost brand new. It had taken two jobs, nine months, and a lot of hard work, but Marcus had been able to pay cash for his car. Marcus' grabbing the keys; the car was ready for a road trip. Marcus merely dried the car in ten minutes. It was time to hit the road.

the sentence that avoid faulty coordination is:

culture, which is well represented in philadelphia, plays a major role including theatre, music, and the visual arts.  

faulty coordination occurs when the writer gives equal importance two different ideas (clauses) which in fact are not equivalent. in order to correct a misplaced clause or idea, the writer can place less important or emphatic ideas in a relative clause as in the previous sentence.  

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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