The gist of the saying went something like this: If a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it. Which of the following language conventions is violated in the sentence above?

A complex-compound sentence has at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause. This sentence correctly combines all three parts.

The passage is written in a narrative style with a mix of description and events. It mentions a specific character (Lydia) and introduces a setting and an upcoming event (Halloween costume contest). This style and content suggest that it is likely a short story.

1, 3, 4, 2, 5.

This order beginspresents the initial experiments, thenthe discovery, after which it discusses the research project,introduces the beliefand ends with the classification. While it provides the context for the belief, it starts with the discovery, which may confuse the reader as it doesn't establish the topic first.

The paragraph is as follows:

"Initially, we constructed experiments that explored new relationships among six major systems of the human body: circulatory, digestive, muscular, nervous, reproductive, and respiratory. Then, we discovered, through a series of curious events and calculations, that these systems were all intricately involved in a kind of psychic economy. Our experimental research project has focused on what we call the Psycho-Physical Performance Scale. We believe that this work will revolutionize our understanding of human behavior. Therefore, we ultimately chose to classify different triggers of human actions and productions according to these new relationships."

A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that does not logically modify any word in the sentence. Example: "My brother had an old truck that sat by the garage that needed paint." The phrase "that needed paint" is a dangling modifier because it does not clearly modify any word in the sentence.

It is unclear whether it is the truck or the garage needed paint.

According to the rules of capitalization, the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns should be capitalized. In option D, "Rocky Mountains" is a proper noun and it is capitalized correctly. Geography is also a proper noun identifying a subject.

In option A, "College" should not be capitalized as it is a common noun.

In option B, it is partly correct however"Western" should be capitalized as it is a proper adjective referring to a specific region.

In option C, "A1 Plumbing Board of Directors" is capitalized correctly, but "range" should not be capitalized as it is a common noun.

Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

This sentence correctly uses a comma before "so" to connect two ideas. The other sentences have missing or incorrect punctuation.

The given sentences present a logical sequence of events, starting with the dog and owner being asleep in their home, followed bythe intruder breaking into the house, the dog biting the intruder who was attacking the owner, and finally, the statement about the dog being a man's best friend.

This order creates a clear and coherent story.

"Ran" is the correct past tense of "run." The word "runned" is incorrect, "running" is the present participle, and "rant" is a different word.

This sentence presents a specific statistic that may not be common knowledge and is not the author's original idea, so it requires a citation to give credit to the source of this information. A citation is needed to show where this statistic came from, who conducted the study, and when it was conducted. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

A topic sentence is the main idea or point of a paragraph. It serves as a guide to the reader, telling them what the paragraph is going to be about. A topic sentence should be clear, concise, and focused on a single idea, and it should summarize the main point of the paragraph. Therefore, the correct answer is A.