The dog that is brown and sitting under the table belongs to the neighbor who happens to live next door.
which is the best revision of the wordy sentence?
a) the brown dog sitting under the table belongs to the next-door neighbor.
b) the brown dog that is sitting under the table belongs next door to the neighbor.
c) the dog that is brown, sitting under the table, belongs to the neighbor who lives next door.
d) the brown dog sitting under the table belongs to the neighbor who happens to live next door.

If this were a fictionalized account, instead of a memoir, which might be the opening sentence? a) i am not your prisoner. b) i find myself in prison. c) you have taken me prisoner. d) black hawk had been taken prisoner.

The story of the uncle’s madness is central to a servant to servants which lines tells the most haunting part of the story

(1) one of the most popular festivals in southeast asia is diwali, the hindu festival of lights. (2) diwali means “row of lights.” (3) several legends claim that the festival was created to celebrate the homecoming of lord rama after more than 14 years of exile. (4) after lord rama defeated the demon ravana, the people placed small lanterns outside of their houses to light their leader’s way home. (5) today, the festival honors many different gods and traditions. (6) most people view diwali as a celebration of hope and a time to remember that good will always overcome evil. (7) people celebrate the five-day festival with an abundance of lights, fireworks, food, and music. (8) many families also pay their respects to different gods by building small altars in their homes. jordan has decided that moving sentence 4 before sentence 3 will improve the organization of the report. is jordan correct in her revision? a) yes, because the revision explains why rama was exiled b) no, the revision disrupts the logical order of the report c) no, the revision moves the answer away from the posed question eliminate d) yes, the revision improves the chronological order of the report