Question

what change, if any, is necessary in the underlined portion in the following passage? meanwhile, estelle, was trying to figure out what forest frannie should say to the bear cub, when she found it. (paragraph 8) meanwhile; estelle, figuring out to the bear cub when she found them. save and contie

Explanation:

• "Meanwhile; Estelle," is incorrect. A semicolon is not used here as "Meanwhile" is an introductory adverb and a comma is appropriate.
• "figuring out" is incorrect. "Trying to figure out" is the correct phrasal verb construction.
• "to the bear cub when" is correct. Removing the comma makes the sentence flow better as "when" starts a dependent clause.
• "she found them." is incorrect. The antecedent is "the bear cub" (singular), so "it" should be used, not "them".

Answer:

to the bear cub when