Thank you for your corrections! I wonder if you could possibly have a look at these other sentences on Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. My doubts concern the words preceding the question marks. Thank you very much for being so cooperative.
1) He attacks them and he manages to capture one of the cannibals’ captives, whom he calls Friday, after the day of his rescue.
2) They manage to free Friday’s father, who was being kept (?) prisoner by the cannibals, too.
3)Eventually (?), Robinson returns to England and finds out (?) that his plantation in Brazil has made him very rich.
4) The island turns out to be the ideal place for him to prove his qualities as a coloniser as well as a hero.
5)As a matter of fact, he manages on the one hand (?) to exploit and dominate nature and on the other to shape his own destiny through his work and through the interpretation (?)n Bible and God’s will.
6) Actually, he disobeys his father and he is eventually confined into (?) isolation on a desert island.
7)He uses first-person narration as well as a simple and matter-of-fact language in order to convey an impression of reality.
8) Defoe was born in 1660 into a family of Dissenters and lead a life full of interesting and important events.
9) He wrote political essays and pamphlets until Queen Anne had (?) him arrested, tried and imprisoned because she didn’t like his critical attitude towards the government.
10) In order to be released/freed, he was forced to deny his Whig ideas and became a secret agent for the new government.
11) He started writing novels when he was sixty and he was extremely successful/he became a successful writer.
12) Though still haunted by his creditors, he could afford a comfortable life thanks to the money made from (?) his novels.
Good job!
Sra
pls i need an answer on comprehension on value re-orentation
1) The word "whom" is used correctly as a relative pronoun to refer to the cannibals' captive. It is commonly used to refer to a person, especially when the gender is known or implied. In this case, "whom" is used to refer to the person that the protagonist captures and calls Friday.
2) The word "prisoner" is the correct word to use in this context. It refers to someone who is being held against their will. In this sentence, Friday's father was being held as a prisoner by the cannibals, and the protagonist manages to free him.
3) The word "eventually" is used correctly here to indicate that at some point in the future, Robinson returns to England. It implies that it takes some time for him to return.
The phrase "finds out" is also used correctly. It means that he discovers or learns something. In this case, Robinson learns that his plantation in Brazil has made him very rich.
4) The word "island" is used correctly in this sentence. It refers to the location where Robinson is stranded and stays for a significant part of the story. The sentence is saying that the island is an ideal place for Robinson to show his abilities as a colonizer and a hero.
5) The phrase "on the one hand" is used correctly here to introduce one aspect or perspective of a situation. It is often used when discussing two contrasting or complementary ideas. In this case, it is being used to introduce the idea that Robinson manages to exploit and dominate nature.
The word "interpretation" is used correctly here. It means the act of explaining the meaning or significance of something. In this sentence, it means that Robinson shapes his own destiny through his work and through his understanding or interpretation of the Bible and God's will.
6) The word "into" is used correctly here as a preposition to indicate movement or direction. In this sentence, it is used to indicate that Robinson is confined or trapped in isolation on a desert island.
7) The phrase "as well as" is used correctly here to indicate that in addition to using first-person narration, Defoe also uses a simple and matter-of-fact language. It is used to present two ideas that coexist or complement each other.
8) The word "lead" should be corrected to "led" in this sentence, as it is the past tense form of the verb "lead." The sentence should be "Defoe was born in 1660 into a family of Dissenters and led a life full of interesting and important events."
9) The word "had" should be removed in this sentence. Without it, the sentence would be "He wrote political essays and pamphlets until Queen Anne arrested, tried, and imprisoned him because she didn't like his critical attitude towards the government."
10) Both "released" and "freed" can be used interchangeably in this sentence. They both mean to set someone free from confinement or captivity. The sentence is saying that in order to regain his freedom, Robinson was forced to deny his Whig ideas and became a secret agent for the new government.
11) The word "successful" is used correctly here to describe the level of achievement or recognition that Robinson reached as a writer. It means that he achieved a high degree of success. The sentence is saying that when Robinson started writing novels at the age of sixty, he became a successful writer.
12) The phrase "made from" is used correctly here to indicate the source of the money that Robinson used to afford a comfortable life. It means that the money came from the sales or revenues generated by his novels.