23 Before: The wife, Della, does not have any money for Christmas. She is afraid to tell her husband the
truth about her hair. She ends up being relieved at his kindness.
After: Not feeling good about her hair leaves Della upset about revealing this to her husband.

The revised sentence does NOT...
A. incorporate two gerund phrases
B. incorporate an independent and a dependent clause
C. create a simple sentence
D. remove repeated starters

24.
Before: There are many good moments in A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol was written by Charles
Dickens
After: Charles Dickens, author of A Christmas Carol, incorporates many suspenseful moments in his
heartwarming tale,

The revised sentence does NOT...
A. create a complex structure
B. incorporate an appositive phrase
C. remove a weak starter
D. remove linking and passive structures