Which sentence has a misplaced modifier? a. because the car was cramped, the trip was uncomfortable. b. in school, my mother encouraged me to join the band. c. richard nearly caught the fly ball at the game.

Which of these novels is considered an important precursor to science fiction

Read the sentence. thomas jefferson himself worked on a draft of the document. what kind of pronoun is himself?

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.