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?

The Krebs cycle, part of cellular respiration, happens in the mitochondria. Fermentation and glycolysis happen in the cytoplasm, and photosynthesis occurs in plant cells' chloroplasts.

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.

Option C is most likely to be found in an email from a professor to her biology students at a college because it contains specific information related to the class schedule and activities. It mentions the research groups from a specific class meeting time, and gives a location where they should meet, which suggests it is a message intended for students in that class. Options A, B, and D are more likely to be found in casual conversations or in other types of messages not directly related to the biology class.

Choice A: In this option, the subject "The boys and girl" is a compound subject that includes both "boys" and "girl." The mistake here lies in the verb "is," which is singular. Since the subject is plural due to the presence of "boys," the correct verb should be "are."

Choice B: This choice correctly follows subject-verb agreement rules. The subject "The boy" is singular, so the verb "come" is appropriately singular. Similarly, for "the girls," which is plural, the verb "come" is used in its plural form.

Choice C: Here, the subject "The boys" and "the girls" are connected by "or," indicating a singular choice. However, the verb "sings" is in the singular form, which is incorrect for plural subjects. To maintain agreement, the correct verb should be "sing."

Choice D: In this option, the compound subject "The boys and girl" is again presented. However, the verb "visits" is singular, not in agreement with the plural subject. To ensure proper subject-verb agreement, the verb "visit" should be used.

The sentence " There were buffalo in every western territory of the United States as of 1860." requires citation because it presents a claim or fact that is not common knowledge and needs to be supported by a source

This is because generating ideas is often the first step in the writing process, whether it's brainstorming, outlining, or freewriting. Before any other actions can take place, the writer needs to have a clear sense of what they want to communicate and how they want to structure their writing.

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.

These prefixes mean "not" or "opposite of." "Mis-" means "wrongly" (like in "misunderstand"), so it does not fit.

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

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."