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Exercise 17 Misplaced words, phrases, and clauses

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2. During World War I she collected food in the United States for European nations.

4. She helped the world to comprehend fully the needs of the poor.

6. Two of her books, Twenty Years at Hull House and The Second Twenty Years at Hull House, provide a comprehensive history of Hull House.

8. She courageously fought for civil rights and sought to end segregation in the military.

10. When they hear the name Thomas Jefferson, many people think only of his writing the Declaration of Independence.

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