Answer:
When I first read this short story I was at a sense of loss by the end of it. I thought he had escaped death and was going to return to his family.
At the point in the story where you quoted, I had a hope that the man was going to get away. A logical prediction would be to condemn this man to death still because he was sorrounded by troops and in enemy territory. However, we think that the author will have mercy on the protagonist, and through that mercy the man will get away.
I hope this helps, good luck.
Answer:
The revision that will correct the punctuation error in the sentence is:
2. replacing the comma after "aside" with a semicolon
Explanation:
The sentence can be basically divided into <u>two main ideas</u>. One concerns the shopping list made by Angela's brother. The other concerns Angela picking up the real list to go shopping. <u>The first idea is developed by listing the silly items Angela's brother wrote down and saying that Angela put that list aside. To start the second idea, a comma does not suffice. Therefore, we need to place a semicolon after "aside", since that is where the first idea ends. The semicolon will come before "then", which is the mark of what Angela did next, the second idea. </u>The correct sentence is:
"Chuckling, Angela looked over her little brother's shopping list of bubble gum, race cars, and a puppy, and laid it aside; then, ignoring Harry's protests, she picked up the real list and headed for the door."
