Question

After reading Barrio Boy, students were asked to write a response about the role of family and friends in the story. Malcolm wrote the response below. Family and friends are very important to Ernesto. A lot of people help him on the way to the United States. Which answer option shows the best way to revise the above sentences for clarity and detail? Some family and friends who help Ernesto are Doña Henriqueta and José and Gustavo. The grown ups in the neighborhood help him learn to run errands. These are just some of the people who help him. Family and friends are an important element in this story. Not only do they teach Ernesto important life lessons, but they also help him journey to the United States and provide his family with some essentials when they arrive. Ernesto could not have made it to the United States without his family and friends. They did lots of nice things for him and kept him safe. He really loves his friends and family in Mexico. Family is very important to Ernesto. Friends are very important to Ernesto too. They are the people who took him to the United States. They are a very important part of his life.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is: Not only do they teach Ernesto important life lessons, but they also help him journey to the United States and provide his family with some essentials when they arrive.

Explanation:

 Barrio Boy is a story written by Ernesto Galarza that tells the story of a boy from a Mexican family.

Here it is shown how a person's environment defines their future. The experiences of this child in his neighborhood and his interaction with adults are narrated. Then the protagonist and his family have to leave the city due to conflicts with the government.

Many things happen in Ernesto's life, which makes him wonder what his future will be like.