Can You Correct These Sentences?

How is your grammar today? Is it good enough to figure out what's wrong (if anything) with these sentences? In this quiz, we're going to show you 12 sentences. Some may need fixing, it's up to you to evaluate the sentences and try the different answers we offer to correct them - which is grammatically correct?
 
1 of 12
Fire, it was an
Fire, and an
NO CHANGE
Fire was an
 
2 of 12
wear; black socks, they are
wear black socks are
wear black socks. They are
NO CHANGE
 
3 of 12
NO CHANGE
Saarinen created
Saarinen, creator of
Saarinen creating
 
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the final section was hoisted up as the crowd cheered and welded to the two legs of the arch.
NO CHANGE
as the crowd cheered, the final section was hoisted up and welded to the two legs of the arch.
as the crowd cheered, welded to the two legs of the arch, the final section was hoisted up.
 
5 of 12
nowhere and, therefore we
nowhere; therefore, we
nowhere, therefore, we
NO CHANGE
 
6 of 12
NO CHANGE
bull, seeing red
bull seeing red,
bull, seeing red,
 
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1965; engineers
1965, and engineers
NO CHANGE
1965. Engineers
 
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born on, January 8 1947,
NO CHANGE
born on January 8, 1947,
born on, January 8, 1947
 
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NO CHANGE
married, is the reason I
married, so I
married I
 
10 of 12
singer; sometimes he
NO CHANGE
singer, sometimes he
singer; sometimes, he
 
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diseases, however
diseases; however,
NO CHANGE
diseases, however,
 
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The idea came to her in 1972, that a line of Southern-inspired cuisine should be marketed,
She came up in 1972, with her idea for a line of Southern-inspired cuisine,
NO CHANGE
She came up with her idea for a line of Southern-inspired cuisine in 1972,
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