Problem 14 Agreement - impersonal pronouns

There must be agreement of impersonal pronouns in a sentense.For normal writing, it is necessary to continue using the impersonal pronoun one throughout a sentence. For more informal writing, he or his may be used instead of one or one's.

Examples:

Incorrect:

At a large university, one will almost always be able to find a friend who speaks your language.

Correct:

At a large university, one will almost always be able to find a friend who speaks one's language.

or

Correct:

At a large university one will almost always be able to find a friend who speaks his language.

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

The more hemoglobin one has, the more oxygen is carried to _____ cells.

(A) one  (B) the  (C) their  (D) one's 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

One can only live without water for  about ten days because  almost 60 per cent of their  body is  water.

Problem 15

Verbal modifiers - -ing and -ed forms

-Ing forms and -ed forms may be used as verbals. Verbal function as modifiers. An introductory verbal modifier with -ing or -ed should immediately precede the noun it modifies. Otherwise, the relationship between the noun and the modifier is unclear and the sentence is illogical.

Examples:

Incorrect:

After graduating from City College, Professor Baker's studies were continued at State University, where he received his Ph.D. in English.

Correct:

After graduating from City College, Professor Baker continued his studies at State University, where he received his Ph.D. in English.

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

________ air traffic controllers guide planes through conditions of near zero visi-bility.

(A) They talk with pilots and watch their approach on radar,  (B) Talking with pilots and watching their approach on radar,  (C) Talk with pilots and watch their approach on radar,  (D) When they talked with pilots and watched their approach on radar, 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

Have designed   his own plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh flew  from Roosevelt Field in New York across the ocean to  Le Bourget Field outside Paris  .

Problem 16

Verbal modifiers - infinitives of purpose

An infinitive that expresses purpose may be used as an introductory verbal modifier. Remember that a verb word follows the infinitive. The verb word expresses a manner to accomplish the purpose.

Examples:

Incorrect:

To protect yourself from dangerous exposure to the sun's rays, using a sun screen.

Correct:

To protect yourself from dangerous exposure to the sun's rays, use a sun screen.

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

To relieve pressure in the skull, _____________ in the blood.

(A) you will inject a strong solution of pure glucose  (B) to inject a strong solution of pure glucose  (C) a strong solution of glucose will inject purely  (D) inject a strong solution of pure glucose 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

To estimate how much it will cost  to build  a home, finding  the total square footage of the house and multiply by cost  per square foot.