Identify the type and function of the underlined modifier in the following sentence. To quell the rise in the theft of paperclips, management placed a deadbolt on the door of the supply room.

Good sentence structure dictates that single-word modifiers and modifying phrases and clauses be placed .....

Which group of words is a phrase?

I couldn't understand, since she'd always seemed to love me, why Samantha refused when I proposed to her last night; granted, I was wearing a gorilla mask at the time.

Which sentence illustrates the correct use of parallel construction?

Sally can name all of the states in alphabetical order; consequently, her friends are impressed.

Dependent, or subordinate, clauses ____

My neighbor, a tall man with knobby knees, had a bad habit of chasing his dog as the dog chased the cat, resulting in a rather ridiculous display of circular motion.

Everybody on that soccer team should ask himself a few important questions and set his own goals before the season begins.

To hear Martha tell it, living with her in-laws is a complete nightmare.

Trying to sell that lemon of a car has become a lesson in futility.