The passage below contains several grammar mistakes. Proofread the paragraph and correct any mistakes you find (Hint: You need to identify 5 commas, 2 apostrophes, and 1 semicolon to receive full credit.) The Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to the songwriter Bob Dylan. Many people voiced opposition that a musician should receive the highest literary honor in the world. Yet poetry and music have a long history of going hand-in-hand. The Bible tells of King David singing the highly poetic psalms accompanied by a harp. In ancient Greece lyric poems such as the Iliad and the Odyssey were meant to be sung accompanied by a lyre. The bards of medieval England composed and sang epic poems poetry is not just words it’s also the rhythm, rhyme, and meter. Its allusion metaphor allegory and myth just like Bob Dylans songs.
The Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to the songwriter, Bob Dylan. Many people voiced opposition that a musician should receive the highest literary honor in the world. Yet, poetry and music have a long history of going hand-in-hand. The Bible tells of King David singing the highly poetic psalms accompanied by a harp. In ancient Greece, lyric poems such as the Iliad and the Odyssey were meant to be sung accompanied by a lyre. The bards of medieval England composed and sang epic poems; poetry is not just words, it’s also the rhythm, rhyme, and meter. It's allusion, metaphor, allegory, and myth, just like Bob Dylan's songs.
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The Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to the songwriter, Bob Dylan. Many people voiced opposition that a musician should receive the highest literary honor in the world. Yet, poetry and music have a long history of going hand-in-hand. The Bible tells of King David singing the highly poetic psalms accompanied by a harp. In ancient Greece, lyric poems such as the Iliad and the Odyssey were meant to be sung accompanied by a lyre. The bards of medieval England composed and sang epic poems; poetry is not just words, it’s also the rhythm, rhyme, and meter. It's allusion, metaphor, allegory, and myth, just like Bob Dylan's songs.
Explanation:
1. I added a comma after the word "songwriter" to separate it from the name "Bob Dylan".
2. I added a comma after the word "Yet" to introduce the contrasting idea in the sentence.
Underlined corrections:
The Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to the songwriter, Bob Dylan. Many people voiced opposition that a musician should receive the highest literary honor in the world. Yet, poetry and music have a long history of going hand-in-hand. The Bible tells of King David singing the highly poetic psalms accompanied by a harp. In ancient Greece, lyric poems such as the Iliad and the Odyssey were meant to be sung accompanied by a lyre. The bards of medieval England composed and sang epic poems; poetry is not just words, it’s also the rhythm, rhyme, and meter. It's allusion, metaphor, allegory, and myth, just like Bob Dylan's songs.