Define this statement as standard, slang, jargon, dialect, or ungrammatical. while talking on the telephone, the dog spilled his water dish

I would contend that the right answer is actually the E) Ungrammatical.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that this is an example of a dangling modifier—specifically the phrase "while talking on the phone"—and it needs to be revised. Who was talking on the phone? A modifier is meant to clarify or to give more detail about an idea or an action, but it becomes a dangling modifier when, as it has happened here, the doer of the action that it expresses has not been clearly stated. As a result, it seems that the dog, the subject in the main phrase that follows, was the one talking on the phone. A possible revision could be: "While he was talking on the phone, Peter's dog spilled his water dish."

this doesnt make any sense imao

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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