Identify the type and function of the underlined modifier in the following sentence. After a whole day of careening around on that bumpy road beside the railroad tracks, I can barely keep my hands and knees from shaking.

Being an algebra teacher with a penchant for numerical complexities, I love to decipher challenging equations after my morning shower and before going to bed.

A .... comes at the beginning of .... and establishes the relationship between that clause and the rest of the sentence.

At long last, the silent and snowy road led us to our snug home in the mountains.

The committee gave our marketing department an award for excellence.

The girl who bought the pearl earrings recently went to Paris for the fashion shows.

Which sentence illustrates correct subject-verb agreement?

'But how ugly you are!' said my neighbor, .....

The girl with the long brown hair tumbled down the steps.

The boss told me to stay late and clear my desk before I leave for vacation.

People whose wisdom is indisputable are usually the most feared by those who knowingly wallow in ignorance.