Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
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embarrassments are the product of a writer’s boredom. Here the writer had written a string of simple, indicative sentences. She wanted to break the monotony. Her idea was sound, but her remedy was horrid.
These things happen with depressing frequency. A staff reporter for The Buffalo News covered a drug bust last November. “Wrapped in a lunch bag and hidden under a stairwell, police said they found 2.5 ounces of cocaine.”
If the cops indeed were wrapped in a lunch bag, there were out of uniform. And why were they hiding under a stairwell?
An introductory phrase or clause must modify the proper subject. Otherwise, a healthy sentence turns into hash.
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