Read this paragraph from a student's essay. I tried to ignore the noise . The jackhammers and other heavy machinery made it difficult to focus on my math assignment. The noise also frustrated me for another reason. It signaled that houses were being built on the last bit of open space on my street. I decided to write to my local paper.

Complete the first sentence with a participial phrase.
Complete the last sentence with an absolute phrase.
Explain how each phrase enhances the essay.

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians