Question

read the passage \george washington carver\ by gloria van anson.
george washington carver, a highly accomplished scientist and a widely respected educator, he was born into slavery in 1864 in missouri. when slavery ended, carver moved to kansas, which he went to high school in. after graduating, carver attended iowa state university. the university is located in ames, iowa. there, he became the school’s first african - american student, and studied agricultural science and received a bachelor’s degree in 1894. carver earned a master’s degree from iowa state in 1896 and was to become the school’s first african - american teacher.
soon after his teaching career began at iowa state, however, carver decided to switch jobs and began working at alabama’s tuskegee institute. he was a
in context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of this sentence?
george washington carver, a highly accomplished scientist and a widely respected educator, he was born into slavery in 1864 in missouri.

• educator was born into slavery in 1864 in missouri.
• educator, who into slavery in 1864 in missouri was born
• educator when he was born into slavery in 1864 in missouri.
• educator born into slavery in 1864 in missouri.

Explanation:

To determine the best version, we analyze sentence structure and clarity. The original sentence has a comma splice error (two independent clauses joined by a comma). We need a phrase that correctly modifies "educator" without creating a new independent clause or grammatical error.

• Option 1 ("educator was born...") creates a new independent clause, leading to a run - on sentence.
• Option 2 ("educator, who into slavery...") has a grammatical error (incorrect word order in "who into slavery").
• Option 3 ("educator when he was born...") illogically connects "educator" with the time of his birth.
• Option 4 ("educator born into slavery...") is a participial phrase that correctly modifies "educator" without creating grammatical errors, providing clear and concise information about Carver.

Answer:

The correct option is: educator born into slavery in 1864 in Missouri.