The sentence that contains a verbal phrase acting as a modifier is: Giving a presentation in front of my class, I suddenly developed sever stage fright.
Modifiers are optional elements in a phrase structure that even when removed, it does not affect the whole grammar of the sentence.
Answer:
To correctly punctuate the sentence, we must:
A. Add a comma after the word dark.
D. Add a comma after the word evil.
Explanation:
We must use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives in a sentence. Coordinate adjectives have the same degree of importance in the structure and describe the same noun. The sentence we are analyzing here uses coordinate adjectives in "evil mad scientist" and "dark distant mountains". However, the punctuation is off. To correct it, we must add a comma after "evil" and another after "dark":
- The unicorns know of an evil, mad scientist who lives beyond those dark, distant mountains.
Romeo and Juliet should have followed Lawrence's plan because it would prevent any more trouble and they would stop having to sneak around everywhere to see each other.
Answer:
The line is a metaphor for:
B. A life without dreams.
Explanation:
Let's take a look at the poem:
<em>Hold fast to dreams
</em>
<em>For if dreams die
</em>
<em>Life is a broken-winged bird
</em>
<em>That cannot fly.
</em>
<em> </em>
<em>Hold fast to dreams
</em>
<em>For when dreams go
</em>
<em>Life is a barren field
</em>
<em>Frozen with snow.</em>
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<u>As we can see above, in the first stanza the author compares life to a broken-winged bird after mentioning the death of dreams. What the author means is that a life without dreams is as purposeless as a bird that cannot fly. Dreams are what makes life worth living, what gives us a sense of purpose. Without them, there is no reason to go on.</u>
