Which sentence contains an introductory adverb phrase that is incorrectly punctuated?
a.
at the mountain's peak, the abandoned wooden cabin slowly rotted away.
b.
with his trademark firm handshake, my father congratulated me.
c.
for at least three hours melissa has been singing the same song.
d.
during the test drive, the car nearly veered off the road.

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

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