Identify the error in the sentence using the following abbreviations: MM (Misplaced Modifier), SM (Squinting Modifier), DM (Dangling Modifier) or FP (Faulty Parallelism). Type the abbreviation in the text box. While making dinner, the knife cut his finger.

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.

What task did the surveyors do? a. they studied the landscape to determine the most direct route for building a road. b. they designed treadmills that lifted blocks of stone to where they were needed. c. they dug trenches and filled them with sand, concrete, and large blocks to form a road.

He contains the main idea in a paragraph. a. thesis statement b. first sentence c. declarative statement d. topic sentence