Grammar Question

Test Preparation
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<p>So I just took the Jan SAT. Not once, but TWICE a grammar question popped up testing the exact same thing in the exact same format. And I didn't know the answer! How infuriating! Anyways, I'm really curious to see the correct answer for this type of question, especially so I don't have to deal with it again. In order to not violate the whole no discussing questions thing or whatever I've changed the question but it tests the same grammatical concepts.</p>

<p>It was an improving sentences one. </p>

<p>The sentence read something like "Petted by thousands of people daily, Clifford the Big Red Dog was being walked by someone everyday." There was something inherently wrong with the original version, but I kinda forget what it was >.<</p>

<p>The correct answer is in one of these variations </p>

<p>Petted by thousands of people daily, Clifford the Big Red Dog is walked by somebody everyday.</p>

<p>Petted by thousands of people daily, somebody walks Clifford the Big Red Dog everyday.</p>

<p>Basically one of them uses passive voice, but the other separates the descriptive clause from the noun being described. Am I missing something here or does one overrule the other?</p>

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<p>It would be the second one. After describing something, the thing being described has to come directly after the comma. In this case, Clifford. Clifford was the one being petted by thousands of people daily, therefore Clifford would come after the comma.</p>

<p>I took the test today also and there were 2 of these in a row at one point. I think there were 3 total on the whole thing.</p>

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<p>Oh really? Sweet! I decided to go for broke and used that one on every one haha.</p>

<p>Thanks very much!</p>

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<p>I meant to say it’s the first one, not the second one, btw. </p>

<p>No problem! Congrats!</p>

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<p>It’s the first, since Clifford is being pet - not the walKer.</p>