Strolling through the city park late at night, we saw several young couples walking their dogs, as well as a whole bunch of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts. Choose the selection in which the sentence is properly punctuated.

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Strolling through the city park late at night, we saw several young couples walking their dogs, as well as a whole bunch of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts.  

Choose the selection in which the sentence is properly punctuated.

a) NO CHANGE

b) Strolling through the city park late at night, we saw several young couples walking their dogs as well as a whole bunch of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts.

c) Strolling through the city park late at night, we saw several young couples, walking their dogs as well as a whole bunch of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts.

d) Strolling through the city park late at night we saw several young couples walking their dogs as well as a whole bunch of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts.

The correct option is a) NO CHANGE.

Explanation:

The sentence is properly punctuated the way it is, so there is no need to change it. The sentence starts with a participial phrase, which must be followed by a comma. Then, we have the main clause. Notice that the verb in the main clause has two direct objects: "several young couples walking their dogs" and "a whole bunch of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts". Since those two objects are very long, it is appropriate to place a comma before the adverb introducing the second object - "as well as." That will avoid problems in reading and interpreting what words belong to each object. Therefore, the sentence does not need any changes in punctuation.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)