PLEASE HELP!! Revise the following sentences to be sure each modifying phrase is placed correctly and that it modifies a word in the sentence. In your revision, underline the word that the phrase modifies. 1. In a hurry, a nest appeared overnight.

2. I heard the news about the test we will take before last Friday.

3. Before the holidays, I discussed how to stuff a turkey with my sister.

4. Having left the gate unlocked, the dogs got out and ran loose in the neighborhood.

5. The class will go to the library with research assignments due Thursday.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.