*anyone know how to do these? * correct the dangling participial phrases. 1. running down the street, john's ice cream fell in the mud. 2. looking through the library, several books on horses can be found. 3. flipping through the telephone directory, the name he wanted was found. 4. eating breakfast one morning, the idea came to him. 5. picking up his pencil, tom's shoes, he noticed, were untied.

Which passage from the story best shows the author's use of surprise to advance the story? a. i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel b. "oh, god", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out." c. and he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "god in heaven! " he thought. it was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half past, more like quarter to seven. d. one morning, when gregor samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. submit

Which is the most effective paraphrase of the passage "six benches were left empty in every ship that evening when we pulled away from death. and this new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends" - the odyssey

What difference do you notice between this passage and contemporary pose.