Read the following sample of a student response to the play. Make corrections as necessary to the frequently confused words by r
ewriting the paragraph in the space that follows. Antigone is a very stubborn character. However, her motives are good. She wants too make sure her brother is treated respectfully in death, but than she disobeys the king's orders two. She is not willing to except treating Polyneices badly because of choices he made while living, which is why he is killed in the first place. Rather than follow the king's wishes, she follows her heart. Which gets her into trouble. She doesn't care, though. She excepts her sentence of death and does not waver.
Antigone is a very stubborn character. However, her motives are good. She wants <em>to</em> make sure her brother is treated respectfully in death<em>.</em><em> </em><em>B</em>ut <em>(</em><em>no</em><em> </em><em>than</em><em>)</em> she disobeys the king's orders <em>too</em>. She is not willing to except treating Polyneices badly because of choices he made while living, which is why he <em>was</em> killed in the first place. Rather than follow the king's wishes, she follows her heart. Which gets her into trouble. She doesn't care, though. She excepts her sentence of death and does not waver.
The sentence should instead be this: Which moves more swiftly through the water, a shark or a crocodile. Although this is starting to slip from common usage.
The words the author chooses to use in a passage can change the whole tone and feeling of the story in many different ways, or add depth and detail to the story.
