Sometimes people mix metaphors, especially people who use clichés. Find

the mixed metaphor in the group below.

A. He's a chip off the old block, and it has been said that the apple

doesn't fall far from the tree.

B. When listening to friends, keep your ears open your eyes peeled,

and never let down your guard.

C. It's important on this mission that we prepare for a battle with

unseen forces and expect them to come at us like a train off

course.

D. All of the above

Read the passage. (1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california. which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3? attach the fragment to sentence 4. attach the fragment to sentence 2. insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment. insert the verb had before the verb appeared.