Which form would be used to place a clause at the beginning or in the middle?

• A. Amend by adding
• B. Amend by inserting
• C. Amend by striking out
• D. Amend by substituting

Answer: (B)

To position a clause exactly where you want it—at the start or somewhere in the middle of the motion—you use amending by inserting. This form allows you to add new words directly into the existing text at a specified location, so the inserted clause appears in the exact place you choose. The other amendment forms modify the motion in different ways: adding tends to place new words at the end or in a broad sense, striking out removes words, and substituting replaces existing language with new wording. None of those approaches yields the precise placement inside the sentence that inserting achieves.