- The reason he failed was that he did not study.
- He failed because he did not study.
- Both A and B are improvements over the original.
- He failed due to the fact that he did not study.
Category: CLUASES AND PHRASES POSTIONING
- My father took me to a science museum when only ten years old.
- When I was only ten years old, my father took me to a science museum.
- When ten years old only, my father took me to a science museum.
- At ten years old, my father took me to a science museum.
- She wore a pearl necklace to the party.
- To the party, she wore a necklace that was made of pearls.
- A necklace made of pearls was worn by her to the party.
- She wore a necklace to the party made of pearls.
- The evidence, however, was not convincing to the jury.
- However, the evidence was not convincing to the jury.
- The evidence was not, however, convincing to the jury.
- All are grammatically correct, but B is most common.
- A loud phone rang in the middle of the lecture.
- In the middle of the lecture, a phone rang that was very loud.
- A phone that was very loud rang in the middle of the lecture.
- Both A and C are clear improvements.
- The scenery was breathtaking driving through the mountains.
- While we were driving through the mountains, the scenery was breathtaking.
- The breathtaking scenery was seen driving through the mountains.
- The scenery, driving through the mountains, was breathtaking.
- The experiment that we conducted yesterday was a success.
- Yesterday, the experiment we conducted was a success.
- A success was the experiment that we conducted yesterday.
- Both A and B are excellent revisions.
- He read almost the entire book in one day.
- Almost he read the entire book in one day.
- The entire book was almost read by him in one day.
- In one day, he read almost the entire book.
- My brother finally threw out the fruit after rotting in the fridge for a week.
- After the fruit had rotted in the fridge for a week, my brother finally threw it out.
- My brother finally threw out the rotting fruit in the fridge for a week.
- After a week, my brother threw out the fruit rotting in the fridge.
- The research paper about genetics was published in a journal.
- Published in a journal, the research paper was about genetics.
- In a journal, the research paper about genetics was published.
- The journal published the research paper about genetics.
- The exam results were opened, hoping for the best.
- Hoping for the best, he opened the exam results.
- The exam results, hoping for the best, were opened.
- He opened the exam results hoping for the best.
- The teacher explained the concept with a diagram to the students.
- With a diagram, the teacher explained the concept to the students.
- Both A and B are grammatically correct and clear.
- The teacher, with a diagram, explained the concept to the students.
- In the morning, the patient told the doctor that he was feeling better.
- The patient told the doctor in the morning that he was feeling better.
- The patient, in the morning, told the doctor that he was feeling better.
- Both A and B are clearer than the original.
- The new drug can cause side effects in some patients that are serious.
- The new drug can cause serious side effects in some patients.
- In some patients, the new drug can cause side effects that are serious.
- Serious side effects can be caused by the new drug in some patients.
- On television last night, I saw a documentary about dinosaurs.
- I saw a documentary on television last night about dinosaurs.
- Last night on television, a documentary about dinosaurs was what I saw.
- Both A and B are clear and correct.
- The man parked the car with a broken headlight.
- The car with a broken headlight was parked by the man.
- The man with a broken headlight parked the car.
- Both A and C are possible, but B is clearest.
- The report was finally finished working late into the night.
- Working late into the night, she finally finished the report.
- The report, working late into the night, was finally finished.
- She finished the report working late into the night finally.
- The book must be read to understand the topic.
- To understand the topic, you must read the book.
- The book, to understand the topic, must be read.
- Reading the book is how to understand the topic.
- The student's essay covered in red ink was returned by the professor.
- Covered in red ink, the professor returned the student's essay.
- The professor returned the student's essay, which was covered in red ink.
- The essay was returned by the professor covered in red ink to the student.
