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Writing: Modifiers and Passive Voice Drill, Problem 3. What is the best way to revise the underlined part of sentence 3?

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00:03

Here's an unshmoopy question you may find on your exam...

00:07

How should this sentence be changed, if at all?

00:10

Ginger won the dance competition almost.

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And here are the potential answers: So... what is this question asking?

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It's all about modifiers -- those words that threaten to totally change the meaning

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of a sentence if not handled correctly.

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Generally, modifiers come next to the key thing that they are modifying. They're clingy

00:34

that way.

00:35

So in this case, almost comes right next door to competition.

00:39

So... uh... what's 'almost competition'? Suppliers bidding for government contracts?

00:45

Coke vs Pepsi?

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What'd Ginger ALMOST do? Well, she ALMOST won. She came in second -- that darned corrupt

00:55

Bulgarian judge at work again.

00:57

So Ginger ALMOST won the dance competition.

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Our answer is A, as in "Almost."

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