Which sentence uses an absolute phrase to add variety and interest to its meaning?
a) arms folded across his chest, dr. ley lectured the class sternly about the evils of plagiarism.
b) dr. ley, with his arms folded across his chest, sternly lectured the class about the evils of plagiarism.
c) with his arms folded across his chest, dr. ley lectured the class sternly about the evils of plagiarism.
d) dr. ley lectured the class sternly about the evils of plagiarism with his arms folded across his chest.

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.

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d. were asked to build a large deck by mrs. woods

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