In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 1 (reprinted below)? Ridge Boulevard and Sherman Ave
nue, two of our city's busiest thoroughfares, these streets cross very close to Spaulding Park. a. Avenue, two of our city's busiest thoroughfares, cross b. Avenue, two of these streets cross our city's busiest thoroughfares, c. Avenue, two of our city's busiest thoroughfares these streets, cross d. Avenue two of our city's busiest thoroughfares these streets cross e. Avenue, these streets cross two of our city's busiest thoroughfares
The answer is a. Avenue, two of our city's busiest thoroughfares, cross
Explanation:
This is the best version because it contains all of the information required to understand the speakers intention. In b) the message is changed, in c) lacks punctuation and there is the the phrase "these streets" in front of cross , d) no punctuation and e) sends a different message.
This is the best example of Briony's struggle with her mind in and the minds of others (and not being able to interconnect the two). By pondering this point, she delves deeper into character creation, which eventually culminates in the creation of her story telling of the fountain scene from three different perspectives. We see her trouble in reaching into the minds of others when she accuses Robbie of raping Lola