Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
a.

having worked for the company for twenty years, i was surprised to learn that my retirement benefits would not be sufficient.
b.

having taught phonology every semester for the last five years, he was eager to teach syntax.
c.

after sweating in reavis hall throughout the summer, i am ready for winter.
d.

none of the above

Which prediction does this passage best support? the seven commandments will become a new religion. o snowball will fall off the ladder and injure himself. o the animals will not see the commandments on the wall. the pigs will eventually change the seven commandments.

This passage contains repeated allusions to all the following except. a.sailing b.suitors c.hunting d.dreams

Which sentence from the text best develops the theme about the importance of compassion for other people? "besides, he was the only person in the whole place with skin nearly as dark as hers." "at first she wanted to intern at her dad's gas station, but her teacher told her she needed to branch out and signed michelle up at the oakcourt nursing home, only 15 minutes away from her house." "still, michelle had been curious, and she felt sorry that erkan had a bad reputation among the staff." "she too had felt like everyone mistrusted her--especially at the nursing home where she was so much younger than the rest of the staff--so she understood how he must feel."