Question

read each sentence below. the pronoun is unclear; rewrite the sentence to clarify who or what it refers to. 1. when maya read her poem to olivia, she cried. 2. the poet admired the stanza more than her, but she didnt say why. 3. when the teacher discussed it, everyone felt inspired. 4. the poet spoke with the editor before she revised it. 5. the student compared langston hughess poem to angelous but she liked it better. combine the two simple sentences into one complex sentence sentence using the given subordinating conjunction. 1. the poet closed her notebook. she finally finished the sonnet. conjunction: because 2. the moonlight touched the river. it looked like liquid silver. conjunction: as 3. the words sounded beautiful. no one understood their meaning. conjunction: although 4. the poet reread the verse. she wanted to strengthen the rhythm. conjunction: since

Explanation:

1. The original sentence has an unclear pronoun “she”. To clarify, we can rewrite it as “When Maya read her poem to Olivia, Maya cried.” or “When Maya read her poem to Olivia, Olivia cried.” depending on who actually cried.
2. The original sentence has an unclear pronoun “her”. To clarify, we can rewrite it as “The poet admired the stanza more than the other poet, but the poet didn't say why.”
3. The original sentence has an unclear pronoun “it”. To clarify, we can rewrite it as “When the teacher discussed the poem, everyone felt inspired.”
4. The original sentence has an unclear pronoun “it”. To clarify, we can rewrite it as “The poet spoke with the editor before the poet revised the poem.”
5. The original sentence has an unclear pronoun “it”. To clarify, we can rewrite it as “The student compared Langston Hughes's poem to Angelou's but the student liked Langston Hughes's poem better.”

For combining sentences:

1. The poet closed her notebook because she finally finished the sonnet.
2. As the moonlight touched the river, it looked like liquid silver.
3. Although the words sounded beautiful, no one understood their meaning.
4. The poet reread the verse since she wanted to strengthen the rhythm.

Answer:

1. When Maya read her poem to Olivia, Maya cried. / When Maya read her poem to Olivia, Olivia cried.
2. The poet admired the stanza more than the other poet, but the poet didn't say why.
3. When the teacher discussed the poem, everyone felt inspired.
4. The poet spoke with the editor before the poet revised the poem.
5. The student compared Langston Hughes's poem to Angelou's but the student liked Langston Hughes's poem better.

1. The poet closed her notebook because she finally finished the sonnet.
2. As the moonlight touched the river, it looked like liquid silver.
3. Although the words sounded beautiful, no one understood their meaning.
4. The poet reread the verse since she wanted to strengthen the rhythm.