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1.
After explaining that I had lost my wallet, the waiter allowed me to pay by check.
Correct:
After I explained that I had lost my wallet, the waiter allowed me to pay by check.
Your Answer:
2.
Driving up the long, tree lined driveway, the mansion loomed above us.
Correct:
As we drove up the long, tree lined driveway, the mansion loomed above us.
Your Answer:
3.
Once filled with ink, you can write for hours before the pen runs dry.
Correct:
Once the pen is filled with ink, you can write for hours before the pen runs dry.
Your Answer:
4.
Having done the dishes and vacuumed the floors, my house looked decent again.
Correct:
After I washed the dishes and vacuumed the floors, my house looked decent again.
Your Answer:
5.
Playing football for the first time, the game was too strenuous for Maxwell.
Correct:
When Maxwell played football for the first time, the game was too strenuous for him.
Your Answer:
6.
Standing on the runway, a plane will hit you.
Correct:
If you stand on the runway, a plane will hit you.
Your Answer:
7.
Reading Newsweek, an article on the dangers of ice fishing caught my eye.
Correct:
As I was reading Newsweek, an article on the dangers of ice fishing caught my eye.
Your Answer:
8.
When just two years old, my mother showed me how to dance the polka.
Correct:
When I was just two years old, my mother showed me how to dance the polka.
Your Answer:
9.
While visiting the reptile house, the crocodile frightened my friends.
Correct:
While my friends were visiting the reptile house, the crocodile frightened them.
Your Answer:
10.
After showing my ID badge to the guard, the gate opened.
Correct:
After I showed my ID badge to the guard, the gate opened.
Your Answer:
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