Question

african - american author james baldwin began writing at age 14, composing sermons that he delivered as a youth preacher at the fireside pentecostal assembly church in harlem, new york. his essays and fiction later in life bore the mark of his ______ often wrote of his faith that people could be better, his prose soaring with the powerful cadences of a preacher. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? a years. delivering sermons he b years, delivering sermons he c years delivering sermons. he d years, delivering sermons, he

Explanation:

In Standard English, a new sentence should start with a capital - lettered subject. Option C correctly separates the two ideas into two sentences with proper punctuation and capitalization. The phrase "years delivering sermons" is a modifier for the previous statement about his early life, and "He" starts a new independent clause. Options A, B, and D create run - on or comma - splice errors.

Answer:

C. years delivering sermons. He