Solution: Mood of a story is affected by several factors. To name a few the setting of the story, diction or the words used by the narrator, tone or point of view of the narrator and the theme chosen by him/her.
In this passage, the words in italics <em>“But not to compel the media to pay attention.,”</em> are a fragment of the whole sentence or clause because, by itself, the fragment does not make much sense when you isolate it from the main clause, as the independent clause does (e.g. <em>"Each candidate will have exactly the same rights to formulate his or her policy proposals."</em>) As you see, this sentence makes perfect sense even without the fragment that starts from <em>"But...,"</em> and it cannot either be a subordinate clause since the conjunction 'but' is a coordinating conjunction that gives equal importance to two ideas; it is only used for coordinate clauses (i.e. two main sentences.)
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Answer:
1. Part A.
B. The attack on Kerrigan put both her and Harding in the national spotlight and further solidified the public’s opinions about both skaters.
2. Part B.
B. “Hundreds of pages of press were dedicated to the two women. It was the perfect opportunity for the media to complete the caricatures they had begun building for each woman” (Paragraph 11)
Explanation:
In her article, Jessica McBirney focuses on the approach and effect that media coverage had on the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Scandal. Instead of focusing on whether or not Harding was guilty, or presenting the case as evidence of athletes' ambition, McBirney highlights the public persona that had been created by media for the rival skaters and how the attack was inserted into that narrative and solidified it.
Answer:
(C.) Change “sail” to “sails.”
