Question

Check Your Understanding

Imagine you are editing a classmate's writing, and you notice these sentences:
Called Waladii by the native people for hundreds of years, Jamaica Kincaid was born on an island
that the Spanish named Antigua. Reading about Antigua, slavery and colonization took a serious
toll on the island.
Write an explanation so that your classmate understands the mistakes and how to correct them.
Then add a question to your Editor's Checklist to remind yourself to check for correct use of
modifiers.

Answer 1

The student made mistakes in the usage of commas and the choice of action word. Add a question to the Editor's Checklist to check for correct use of modifiers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of this question is English. The grade level of this question is High School.

There are some mistakes in the sentences. The first mistake is in the sentence 'Called Waladii by the native people for hundreds of years, Jamaica Kincaid was born on an island that the Spanish named Antigua.' The phrase 'Called Waladii by the native people for hundreds of years' should be separated by commas. The corrected sentence should be 'Called Waladii by the native people for hundreds of years, Jamaica Kincaid was born on an island that the Spanish named Antigua.' The second mistake is in the sentence 'Reading about Antigua, slavery and colonization took a serious toll on the island.' The word 'Reading' should be replaced with a subject or action word to make the sentence grammatically correct. For example, 'The history of Antigua reveals that slavery and colonization took a serious toll on the island.'

A question to add to the Editor's Checklist to check for correct use of modifiers could be 'Are all modifiers used correctly and clearly in your writing?' This question will help to remind yourself to review and revise sentences to ensure that modifiers are used accurately and effectively.

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