3. In paragraph 3 in Walden, why does Thoreau mention a fire alarm? a. to emphasize the idea that people are driven by a morbid curiosity

b. to illustrate the feelings of guilt that people have

c. to express the fact that people are ready to help in any emergency

d. all of the above

can you provide the options?

answer by yourhope:

hi! : )

what is the meaning of the word superfluous in this sentence?

uneeded!

have a beautiful day~

type of error:

the error in the sentence is a "dangling modifier". a dangling modifier is a phrase, word or clause that "dangles" because there is not target to modify. in this case, "after mopping the floor" is the dangling modifier since it has no word to modify. the noun "house" cannot mop the floor; therefore there is a mistake in the writing of the sentence.