Find the participle phrase in the following sentence: having studied for hours, the student aced the test.

a) having studied for hours

b) having studied

c) aced the test

d) the student aced the test

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?

What is the probability of getting a license plate with 123 abc or abc 123?