Underline the
misplaced word or words and indicate the proper position by means of a caret (Ù).
Use additional carets if there is more than one correct position.
Example: Bob
said that he has hardly readÙ any of the newest biography of Harry
Truman.
1. To
reach our seats, Ùwe had to climb a steep flight of stairs, which
were surprisingly comfortable.
2. Nina
is a spunky woman who has almost hadÙ every problem that one can imagine.
3. ÙHe gazedÙ from the window of the train at the girl
in the lavender suit with great interest.
4. ÙThe ballerinaÙ acknowledged the applause of the
audience, holding an armful of spring flowers.
5. At
the shareholders’ meeting Mr. Thurston used a bar graph to clearly and
succinctly explainedÙ the company’s rate of growth.
6. ÙMy cousin Horace and I used to enjoy
countless double features with a good supply of popcorn.
7. Every
Saturday afternoon we crowdedÙ into the old State TheaterÙ to see good triumph over evil with our
friends.
8. Moreover,
it seems as though we nearly sawÙ every cartoon Hollywood had produced.
9. My
father used to say that one needed great stamina to from beginning to end
seeÙ all that the old movie houses had to offer.
10. A gold necklaceÙ was the groom’s gift to the bride, found
in an antique shop in New Orleans.
11. The girlsÙ satÙ around the pool, sipping soft drinks in
bathing suits.
12. Brian took the athletic
department’s vanÙ to the mechanic that needed a brake
inspection.
13. As most of us remember, Ùa great deal was written and saidÙ about Columbus’s discovery of America in
1992.
14. We had scarcely drivenÙ two miles before seeing the exit for the
science museum.
15. ÙThe two small boysÙ were riding bikes wearing bright green
helmets.
16. The man walkedÙ along the river bank carefully
lookingÙ for specimens of wild flowers.
17. ÙBrad has called the travel agent about
booking a flight to Portugal more than once.
18. In the latest census the population
in that metropolitan county appears to have more than doubled.
19. Maureen almost packedÙ everything she owned for a week’s trip to
Costa Rica.
20. ÙThe landscape company hasÙ pruned the hollies recently planted behind my apartment
building.