Winik effectively uses the techniques of repetition and parallel structure in a line that dramatically charts booth's mental descent. find and write down the line. yes, i want you to write the full sentence.

the puthmans reverned parris danford and harthone

the best sentence that shows the best placement for the modifier "on the ice" is the one which contains it in the end of the sentence or in its beggining followed by a comma, that indicates it works as adverbial, dislocated in the sentence.

the girl promptly slid on her rollers on the ice.

on the ice, the girl promptly slid on her rollers.

a few things can be inferred from the excerpt. one thing is the fact the husband and his partner are so comfortable/intimate with each other they don't feel the need to use proper english with one another. another thing is the character has a different relationship with their mother than they do with the husband.