misplaced modifiers

If only I knew where to put “only”

Which is correct? The hiring manager said she was _______________________ who had the hard skills specified in the job ad. a. only interviewing the applicants b. interviewing only the applicants

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Writing for Business - introductory phrases

What’s wrong with this sentence?

Once infected, the worm turns off Windows Update services, thereby preventing the machine from obtaining the very patch that would have prevented the initial exploit.

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Writing for Business — modifier placement

Which is correct? The code __________________________. a. needs to be rewritten badly b. badly needs to be rewritten

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Writing for Business - modifier placement

Which is correct?

After defragging the hard drive, ___________________________________.
a. the computer seemed to run better.
b. I think the computer ran better.

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Quiz: Writing for business 0909

Which is correct? After partitioning the hard drives, ______________. a. the time it took to perform file systems checks was reduced. b. we reduced the time it took to perform file system checks.

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Quiz: Writing for business 0826

Which is correct? Blu-ray is a video and computer optical disk format __________________________. a. being promoted by most of the industry’s leading companies that uses a blue laser. b. that uses a blue laser and is being promoted by the industry’s leading companies.

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