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There are five prepositional phrases in the sentence below. Revise four of them into two phrases.

I found the collection of poems by Walt Whitman beside my dictionary under the table in the dining room.

Answer

There are five prepositional phrases in the sentence below. Revise four of them into two phrases.

I found Walt Whitman’s collection of poems beside my dictionary under the dining room table.

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Weekly Tip

To avoid awkward, sprawling sentences,
avoid creating a succession of prepositional phrases.

Weekly Tip

To avoid awkward, sprawling sentences,
avoid creating a succession of prepositional phrases.

Weekly Tip

To avoid awkward, sprawling sentences, avoid creating a succession of prepositional phrases.

Weekly Tip

To avoid awkward, sprawling sentences, avoid creating a succession of prepositional phrases.

To avoid awkward, sprawling sentences,
avoid creating a succession of prepositional phrases.

To avoid awkward, sprawling sentences,
avoid creating a succession of prepositional phrases.