GMAT Sentence Correction Section (1a) Practice with Modifiers: Correct the following deeply troubled sentences.

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GMAT Sentence Correction Section (1a) Practice with Modifiers: Correct the following deeply troubled sentences

Let me know if you'll meet me at the party by phone or fax. She threw her life before an onrushing bus which she had just decided to take. Rearranging her hair, the empty night loomed endlessly and gaped blankly before her.

Before pasting his photograph into her notebook, a love note was handed to her. To be completely satisfying, you should arrange your date to include several other sins as well. While dreaming of orangutans and optometry, her slumbers were interrupted by the clash of a loud brass band.

Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on. After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing. The mystery has been solved after 10 years of the missing portrait.

Having arrived late for class, a written excuse was needed. Without knowing his name, it was difficult to introduce him. After our conversation lessons, we could understand the Spanish spoken by our visitors from Madrid easily.

Randy has nearly annoyed every manager he has had. We almost ate all of the Thanksgiving turkey. I heard that my colleague intended to throw a surprise party for me while I was outside her office.

Defining your terms clearly strengthens your argument. The marketing team voted to, before they launched the new software, run an anticipatory ad campaign. To boldly go where no man has gone before. (Star Trek, Captain Kirk)

Raised in Nova Scotia, it is natural to miss the smell of the sea. Although nearly finished, we left the play early because we were worried about our sick cat. Roger looked at twenty-five sofas shopping on Saturday.

The waiter brought the pancakes to the table drenched in blueberry syrup. Lying in a heap on the closet floor, Jean found her son's dirty laundry. Students who miss classes frequently fail the course.

Our project will offer customers the possibility to buy legally songs. Maureen was, because of her many years of experience, a highly-qualified candidate for the job.

We will install in the bar a VIP table. Id like to present you in more detail the product development. The main point is not to understand very well the customers desires.

We will offer to producers the possibility of meeting regularly artists because its a market difficult to penetrate. I dont know even why this sentence is incorrect.