Read the sentence. while waiting for the fireworks to begin, the mosquitoes began to bite. which revision most effectively corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence? 1. while we were waiting for the fireworks to begin, the mosquitoes began to bite. 2. we were waiting for the fireworks to begin; the mosquitoes began to bite. 3. the mosquitoes began to bite before we began the fireworks. 4. the mosquitoes began biting while waiting for the fireworks to begin.

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death