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Monday, January 3, 2011

Poll Results 115

Here was the question:

What's wrong here? "Cave bears began to move from their old territories, according to a DNA analysis led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig of teeth found near the Danube River."

Spelling
0 (0%)
Misplaced Modifier
26 (78%)
Verb Use
2 (6%)
None of the Above
5 (15%)

Congrats to 78%. I hope it was obvious that this was a very awkward sentence!

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