Question

Read the following unpunctuated lines from “The Courage that My Mother Had" by Edna St. Vincent Millay and answer the question.

The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear
I have no thing I treasure more


Which of the following correctly shows the underlined subject(s) and verb(s) and correctly punctuates the independent clauses?


The golden brooch my mother wore

(She left) behind; for (me to wear) I have no thing I treasure more.


The golden brooch my (mother wore)

(She left) behind for me to wear; (I have) no thing (I treasure) more.


The golden brooch my (mother wore;)

(She left) behind for me to wear. (I have) no thing (I treasure) more.


The golden brooch my mother wore

She left behind for me to wear; I have no thing; I treasure more.


The parenthesis are underlined words.

Answer 1

The golden brooch my mother wore

She left behind for me to wear; I have no thing I treasure more.

Answer 2

(She left) behind for me to wear. (I have) no thing (I treasure) more.