At the time when John F Kennedy delivered his inaugural address the US and the US were locked in the cold war and people were concerned that the world might be destroyed by nuclear weapons.
Answer:
The settlers moved into the unknown, leaving the familiar behind.
Explanation:
A compound verb is a verb that comprises of more than one word working collectively. In such sentences, one verb proceeds the another. The verbs in such sentences are joined with the help of the conjunctions. In the given sentence, a prepositional verb has been used. 'Moved into' is the example of the prepositional verb that had been used to form the complete sentence.
The answer is - ironic and witty
Is this a multiple choice or true or false
Answer:
Your answer would be D.
Explanation:
The sentence that contains a dangling modifier is D. A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. In the sentence above, "preparing for the experiment" is a present participle expressing an action but does not name the doer of the action. In English sentences, the doer of the action must be the subject of the main sentence. However, the doer of the action is not "several slides" (the subject of the main clause). Slides do not have volition, so they can't prepare an experiment.
As the doer of the action is not clearly stated, the participle phrase is said to be dangling. Consequently, you should name the appropriate or logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause. In this case, it could be an NP such as "the scientist" or you can turn the whole sentence into a when clause --> When the scientist was preparing the experiment, several slides...
