Question

american writer edwidge danticat, who emigrated from haiti in 1981, has won acclaim for her powerful short stories, novels, and ______ her lyrical yet unflinching depictions of her native countrys turbulent history, writer robert antoni has compared danticat to nobel prize - winning novelist toni morrison. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? choose 1 answer: a essays, praising b essays and praising c essays praising d essays. praising

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze the sentence structure. The phrase "short stories, novels, and essays" is a list of Danticat's works, and "praising her...history" should function as a participial phrase modifying "essays". Option C ("essays praising") correctly uses a participial phrase without unnecessary punctuation or conjunctions. Option A has a comma which disrupts the list - modifier relationship. Option B uses "and" incorrectly as "praising" is not a separate item in the list. Option D has a period which creates a sentence fragment.

Answer:

C. essays praising