... carefully, one can expect to pass the exam. Correct: If you prepare carefully, you can expect to pass the exam. If one prepares carefully, one can expect to pass the exam. Rule #12: Be consistent in ... word choice, misplaced modifiers, and unclear pronounreferences. Take a look at this sentence, for example:The photographer shot the model.This sentence can be read in two ways: that the photographer ... appears.Another type of ambiguity happens when a phrase is in the wrong place in a sentence. For example, lookat the following sentence:The woman ate the sandwich with the blue hat.Here, the...