Question

passage iiifaith ringgolds quilting beethe artist faith ringgold has made a name for herself with her \story quilts,\ lively combinations of painting, quilting, and storytelling. each artwork consists of a painting framed by quilted squares of fabric and story panels. one of these artworks, the sunflowers quilting bee at arles, depicts a scene of women at work on a quilt in a field of towering yellow flowers that eight african american women sit around the quilt that covers their laps. who are these people stitching among the flowers? what brings them so close that their shoulders touch?thus, the answers to these questions can be found in the artwork itself. ringgold has told the story of this gathering on two horizontal panels of text. one panel is sewn into the pieces top border, the other into its bottom border. these eight women, the story explains, strove in their various ways to support the cause of justice in the world.in reality, these women never met to piece together a quilt. the scene comes out of the artists imagination as a statement of the unity of purpose that she perceives in their lives.16. which choice makes the sentence or sentences most grammatically acceptable?f. no changeg. flowers and eighth. flowers. eightj. flowers, eight17. which transition word, if any, is most logical in context?a. no changeb. instead, thec. furthermore, thed. the18. which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?f. no changeg. itsh. itsj. their19. which transition word is most logical in context?a. no changeb. summary,c. addition,d. contrast,20. which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?f. no changeg. artists imaginationh. artists imaginationj. artists imagination,

Explanation:

1. The original phrase creates a run-on. A period after "flowers" properly separates the two independent clauses, making the sentence grammatically correct.
2. "Thus" incorrectly implies a conclusion, but the text is introducing that answers are in the artwork, not concluding a prior point. Removing "Thus" (using "The") makes the transition logical.
3. "it's" is a contraction of "it is", but we need the possessive form of "it" to refer to the artwork's bottom border, which is "its".
4. The prior paragraph says the artwork tells the story of these women, while this paragraph says they never actually met. This is a contrast, so "contrast," is the logical transition.
5. We need the singular possessive form of "artist" to show the imagination belongs to Faith Ringgold, which is "artist's imagination".

Answer:

1. H. flowers. Eight
2. D. The
3. H. its
4. D. contrast,
5. G. artist's imagination