In my life for the first time [and,] the image made me believe [of] my mother that I could change [were] the way things *were*.
remove and & of because it makes no sense in the context of the sentence and move were to the end of the sentence.
One reason for making a new outline of your work while revising is to make sure that all the new and necessary information you need to edit and put in (or maybe delete as well) are included in your work. This is to minimize wasting of the time and leaving out important details in the revision.
I don’t think you can get a hold of him
A subject complement is either a adjective, a noun, or a pronoun that follows a linking verb.
