SECTION 8 - MAKING THE PRONOUN REFER TO THE RIGHT WORD AND GETTING RID OF MISPLACED OR DANGLING MODIFIERS

In the spaces provided, rewrite the following sentences in order to make them clear.

30.

Joe told his father he would have to take the car to the garage.

31.

His motorcycle hit a parked car, but it wasn't damaged.

32

She was going to dinner with a man who owned a Pinto named Harold.

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).

that is true because that is something they fulfill for their work.