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<li>During seasons when ticks carrying Lyme disease are most prevalent, signs could be posted to deter hikers about their venturing into tick-infested areas.</li>
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<p>a) about their venturing
b) from their venturing
c) from venturing
d) by not venturing
e) not to venture</p>

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<li>She was concerned about how Hank would react to the incident, but in searching his face, he did not seem to be at all embarrassed or troubled.</li>
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<p>a) in searching his face, he did not seem to be
b) by searching his face, it showed that he was not
c) a search of his face showed that he seemed not
d) searching his face, he did not seem to be
e) his face being searched showed that he was not</p>

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<li>C-- go with what sounds write here! The their is too ambiguous, as it could be used to refer to the hikers or the ticks. If you come down between two answer choices, maybe C or E, choose the one with less words!</li>
<li>C-- answer choices A, B, and D all have the wrong modifiers after the comma (aka the subject after the comma isn’t the same subject doing the verb). In E the word being is used… 98.5% of the time when being is used, it is used incorrectly. Plus C sounds better!</li>
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