English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 48

Underline the misplaced word or words in each sentence. Then rewrite the sentence, placing related words together and thereby making the meaning clear.
EXAMPLES
The suburbs nearly had five inches of rain.
The suburbs had nearly five inches of rain.
We could see the football stadium driving across the bridge.
Driving across the bridge, We could see the football stadium.
1. I saw mountains of uncollected trash walking along the city streets.
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2. I almost had a dozen job interviews after I sent out my résumé.
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3. The child stared at the movie monster with huge, innocent eyes.
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4. Joanne decided to live with her grandparents while she attended college to save money.
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5. Charlotte returned the hamburger to the supermarket that was spoiled.
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6. Roger visited the old house still weak with the flu.
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7. The phone almost rang fifteen times last night.
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8. My uncle saw a kangaroo at the window under the influence of whiskey.
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9. We decided to send our daughter to college on the day she was born.
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10. Fred always opens the bills that arrive in the mailbox with a sigh.
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