For help with mixed constructions caused by faulty predication or word order, see pages 287-89 of A Writer's Guidebook.

NOTE: Cutting, pasting, and adding or deleting text may cause awkward line breaks which you can correct by backspacing. Exercise 19 Mixed constructions Revise the following sentences to eliminate faulty predication or problems with word order. 1. The results of the 1828 election put Andrew Jackson in the White House. The results of the 1828 election put Andrew Jackson in the White House.   2. One reason Jackson was elected president was because he was a popular general. One reason Jackson was elected president was because he was a popular general.   3. His great exploits on the battlefield were part of his popularity with the electorate. His great exploits on the battlefield were part of his popularity with the electorate.   4. Jackson created the use of political patronage to reward supporters. Jackson created the use of political patronage to reward supporters.   5. The first assassination attempt on an American president was used against Jackson. The first assassination attempt on an American president was used against Jackson.   6. During Jackson's first term, the issue of South Carolina's secession posed a danger to the Union. During Jackson's first term, the issue of South Carolina's secession posed a danger to the Union.   7. One of Jackson's goals was to move Native American groups from the southeastern United States to territories west of the Mississippi and thinking that this was a humane "Indian Policy." One of Jackson's goals was to move Native American groups from the southeastern United States to territories west of the Mississippi and thinking that this was a humane "Indian Policy."   8. Sanctioned by Jackson, the infamous Trail of Tears was when the Cherokees were driven west to the Oklahoma territory. Sanctioned by Jackson, the infamous Trail of Tears was when the Cherokees were driven west to the Oklahoma territory.   9. The increasing power of the press throughout the 1820s was on the rise. The increasing power of the press throughout the 1820s was on the rise.   10. Jackson's defeat of Henry Clay in 1832 caused another four-year presidential term. Jackson's defeat of Henry Clay in 1832 caused another four-year presidential term.   Please fill out the fields below to ensure correct delivery of your exercise. You will receive a confirmation notice. Your e-mail address Your instructor's e-mail address Your name CAUTION: If you check your answers and go back to this page using the links on the answer key, your changes will be gone. Use the back button on your browser to keep the changes intact. E-mail exercise to instructor Student answer key for this exercise (even-numbered answers only) Instructor answer key for this exercise (password protected)

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