Read the sentence.

we took a long walk along the path beside the bubbling stream.

which description of the sentence is correct?

the sentence contains a single dependent clause.
the sentence contains a single independent clause.
the sentence contains both independent and dependent clauses.
the sentence contains neither an independent nor a dependent clause.

Which form does a verb take when the subject receives the action?

What was considered an unorthodox theme in bradstreets love poems?

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.