20 points ! read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. talking as quickly as they could, it was exciting for the two friends to catch up on each other’s news. which revision best corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence? 1.talking as quickly as they could, it was exciting for the two friends catching up on each other’s news. 2.talking as quickly as they could and excited, the two friends could catch up on each other’s news. 3.talking as quickly as they could, the two friends were excited to catch up on each other’s news. 4.it was exciting for the two friends talking as quickly as they could to catch up on each other’s news.

Aids is growing fastest in the poorest countries of africa. these nations don’t have enough doctors, medical labs, or money for medicine. a recent study showed that only a small percentage of hiv-infected children in africa are getting any medical treatment at all. what central idea is emphasized in both sources? the hiv/aids epidemic in africa is serious. the hiv/aids epidemic in south africa is serious. the hiv/aids epidemic among african children is serious. the hiv/aids epidemic among south african children is serious

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.

The lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water made me crave to listen, and i tried to say 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows; but they bent steady to the oars. then perimedes got to his feet, he and eurylochus, and passed more line about, to hold me still. –the odyssey, homer which quotation is correctly formatted using ml. a citation? a. “i tried to say / 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows.” (homer 80) b. homer writes, “i tried to say / 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows” (80). c. “i tried to say / 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows” (homer 77-78). d. homer writes, “i tried to say / 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows (77-78).”