Question

questions 10 through 14 refer to the following. analysis of i ask my mother to sing. (1) in li-young lees poem i ask my mother to sing, the speaker describes a song that his mother and grandmother sing. (2) though it is never stated in the poem, it is implied that the speakers mother and grandmother are from china. (3) the speaker acknowledges that he has never been to peking, the place where these landmarks are located, but his own lack of familiarity with peking does not hinder his ability to connect emotionally to the song. (4) by sharing the song and its resonance with him, the speaker honors his family and their homeland. (5) the poem title reveals that the speaker has asked his mother to sing to him, and the i in the title suggests that the speaker could be li-young. (6) the poem begins with the mother telling her song, and the grandmother joins in, as the women sang like young girls. (7) the speaker imagines how his father, who is no longer living, would join in on his accordion and sing like a brook. (8) the memory of the speakers father suggests that the song has bound the family together through many repetitions. (9) in the poem, the speaker describes the songs setting of a rainy day at the summer palace: how the waterlilies fill with rain until / they overturn, spilling water into water / then rock back, and fill with more. (10) the rain mirrors the speakers realization that his mother 14 mark for review which choice is the best version of the underlined word in sentence 1? a no change b shows c will have shown d was showing

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context and verb tense:

1. The sentence (sentence 2, likely) has a subject "the speaker’s mother and grandmother" (plural) and we need a verb that fits the present - tense context of the poem analysis (describing implied info).
2. Option A: "are from" (original) is present - tense, plural, and fits the context of stating where the mother and grandmother are from.
3. Option B: "shows" is a singular verb, but the subject is plural, so it’s incorrect.
4. Option C: "will have shown" is future perfect, which doesn’t fit the simple present context of stating a fact.
5. Option D: "was showing" is past continuous, which also doesn’t fit the context of stating a fact about the mother and grandmother’s origin.

Answer:

A. NO CHANGE