Short Answer Using the strategy of A. P.E., answer the question that follows:

A: Answer the question (sentence one)

P: Prove your answer using relevant citations (quotes) from the text (sentence two)

E: Explain how your proof answers the question (sentence three)

Your answer should be at least three sentences.

What is the persuasive message of President Johnson's speech? Of what does he attempt to convince his audience?

type of error:

the error in the sentence is a "dangling modifier". a dangling modifier is a phrase, word or clause that "dangles" because there is not target to modify. in this case, "after mopping the floor" is the dangling modifier since it has no word to modify. the noun "house" cannot mop the floor; therefore there is a mistake in the writing of the sentence.

answer: the essay describes the experience of the english narrator, possibly orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in burma.

explanation:

whether dad arrives in time for the game depends on his conference. subject

a. is the correct answer