Question

passage v mother jones: true to the spirit of her cause the autobiography by mary harris jones is riddled with factual inaccurate. jones even fudges her date of birth, she falsely lists may 1, international workers day, and ages herself by nearly a decade. these untruths—whether deliberate exaggerations or slips of the memory—ultimately matters very little, for the autobiography isnt about the life of mary harris jones. jones became famous for her work. 61. a. no change b. factually inaccuracies. c. factual inaccuracies. d. factually inaccurate. 62. f. no change g. birth; she falsely lists h. birth; falsely listing j. birth, falsely listing: 63. a. no change b. has mattered c. had mattered d. matter 64. f. no change g. little. for h. little; for j. little, 65. given that all the choices are true, which one provides the best transition into the rest of the essay? a. no change b. born in cork, ireland, in 1837, jones immigrated to the united states in the mid - 1800s. c. rather, its the story of her public persona, the radical labor activist “mother jones.” d. instead, this essay will show you why joness role in history is so important.

Explanation:

1. "factually inaccurate" is the correct phrase as it describes the nature of the inaccuracies in the autobiography.
2. "birth; she falsely lists" is correct for proper punctuation and grammar in presenting the information about her false - listing of birth details.
3. "NO CHANGE" as "matters" is the correct verb form here to convey the idea that memory slips don't ultimately matter much.
4. "little; for" is correct for proper separation of ideas and use of a colon to explain the previous statement.
5. "Born in Cork, Ireland, in 1837, Jones immigrated to the United States in the mid - 1800s." provides the most logical and grammatically correct transition into the rest of the essay about Jones' background.

Answer:

1. D. factually inaccurate.
2. G. birth; she falsely lists
3. A. NO CHANGE
4. H. little; for
5. B. Born in Cork, Ireland, in 1837, Jones immigrated to the United States in the mid - 1800s.