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The sentence: Walking the wire, my dog waited for the squirrel to fall, is an example of _____. split infinitive lack of paralle

icang [17]

The answer is: dangling modifier.

Dangling modifiers are separate from the word they modify, resulting in ambiguity, confusion or nonsense. In the example sentence, it is not clear which animal is walking the wire - whether the dog or the squirrel. Supposing the squirrel (which is about to fall) is walking the wire, a correct version of the sentence would be:

My dog waited for the squirrel to fall, which was walking the wire.

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3 years ago

What a waste of a find mind then she usually shrugs her shoulders and says asi es la vida thats the way life is it sometimes mak

Julli [10]

Answer:

Shrugs.

Explanation:

The word shrugs describes the person's body language, which coincides with what she says, creating a resigned tone. If her expression, would have been different, for example, a smiling face while she talks, the tone would not have been of resignation. With that gesture, we can see that she has accepted the way things are and sounds defeated.

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3 years ago

"Well, yes," admitted the aunt lamely, "but I don’t think they would have run quite so fast to her help if they had not liked he

SCORPION-xisa [38]

Answer:

The correct answer is option B: People should try to be good

Explanation:

In this passage the aunt says that if they would not like her they would have not helped her but as a theme what this first statement shows us is that we have to help other no matter if we liked them or not.

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3 years ago

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Who is Odysseus father

Wittaler [7]

Hey!!

The name of father of Odysseus is Laertes.

Additional Information:

In Greek mythology,Laertes is an Argonaut and hunts the Calydonion Bear.Laertes was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa.