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Madonna, a Dangling Participle, and a Fragment

Looking to relieve herself of the financial burden she has incurred while practicing Kabbalah, sources reveal that Madonna may be planning to give up the religion. Also so her children can celebrate Christmas.
The first statement ending with a period is a sentence that contains a dangling participle. The second statement ending with a period is […]

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Madonna and an Error in Parallelism

During her Confessions tour, Madonna has been using expletives, gesturing offensively toward the audience, and she made disrespectful remarks about the president. However, when her father was in attendance at a concert in Chicago, she left these bits out of her performance.
The first sentence contains an error in parallelism. It lists three things that Madonna […]

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Madonna and Two Errors in Agreement

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, who are in a salary dispute with the owners of the LA Forum, are planning to picket Madonna's concert in Los Angeles this weekend.
This sentence contains two types of errors in agreement: subject/verb agreement and pronoun/antecedent agreement.
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Madonna and an Error in Verb Tense Sequence

Madonna removed her wedding ring before she appeared in public last week, sparking rumors that her marriage is on the rocks.
This sentence contains an error in verb tense sequence. Since she removed the ring prior to appearing in public, the verb in the main clause ("Madonna removed her wedding ring") should be in the past […]

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