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A Wildfire
B. Haq
The grammatical errors in this passage are intentional.
Ben wrote the following paragraphs for a story about a wildfire. Read the paragraphs and look for corrections Ben needs to make. Then answer the questions that follow.
(1) Poor Sherman stood glaring in the vast expanse. (2) His hands were tightly clasped over his head, and the pain was evident in his terrified eyes. (3) The ridge surrounding the valley, with homes and farms dotting the gorge, were ablaze. (4) Without moving an inch from the spot, he slowly sat down on the steps of the porch of his old farmhouse.
(5) “It’s time to pack up, Sherman,” Cindy muttered, with her eyes fixed on the horizon and reflecting the dance of the distant orange flames.
(6) “No way,” replied a broken but defiant Sherman. (7) “We can’t abandon our home and our land. (8) We wait for the wretched inferno to come and get us; still, we will show it what we...” Sherman said it all in one breath and stopped to gasp for air.
(9) “That’s plain foolish, Sherman,” interjected Cindy sharply. (10) “Why would you risk your life for the things you can get again!”
Question
What change should be made in sentence 8?
Responses
A Change breath to breatheChange breath to breathe
B Change gasp to graspChange gasp to grasp
C Change still to thenChange still to then
D Change us to ourChange us to our