Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
in a rush, the slow traffic was grating on my nerves.
since i was in a rush, the slow traffic was grating on my nerves.
i was in a rush, so the slow traffic was grating on my nerves.
the slow traffic grated on my nerves because i was in a rush.

What is the direct object in the following sentence? jerry asked him a question. a. question b. jerry c. asked

Read this passage from william faulkner's the sound and the fury: i says no i never had university advantages because at harvard they teach you how to go for a swim at night without knowing how to swim and at sewanee they dont even teach you what water is. i says you might send me to the state university; maybe i'll learn how to stop my clock with a nose spray and then you can send ben to the navy i says or to the cavalry anyway, they use geldings in the cavalry. which best describes the narrator's tone in this passage? a. bitter b. angry c. sarcastic d. all of the above

Besides the skull and cross bones what other shape sometimes appeared on flags flown by pirates?