Answer: B. In school, my mother encouraged me to join the band.
The modifier in this case is misplaced as it makes it sound like the mother was at school when she gave the advice. Modifiers can be very important to the structure of a sentence as they can significantly change the meaning if misplaced.
All the other examples express the meaning of the sentence clearly.
Answer:
Explanation:
1)Edwin Black is an isolated, frustrated, and confused half-Native young man
2) Edwin struggles to speak, offering up nervous half-sentences and explaining that he is an unenrolled member.
3)Edwin has spent much of his life afraid to fully participate in the world
It's the last one. we know this because it talks about how even with the smart hands of a scientist, the plan is not completely foolproof, or safe
Answer: True
Explanation:
With so many people claiming the ''Benefit of clergy'' to avoid proper punishments for their crimes, the English courts needed a more powerful deterrent for crimes.
The Penal Transportation Act of 1718 was the solution. It allowed the courts to sentence convicts to seven years transportation to the American colonies. If the prisoners returned before then, it would be treated as a capital offence.