Question

questions 10 through 14 refer to the following.
analysis of “i ask my mother to sing.”
(1) in li - young lee’s 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 speaker’s 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 relating the song and its resonance with him, the speaker honors his family and their homeland.
(5) the poem’s title reveals that the speaker has asked his mother to sing to him, and the “i” in the title suggest that the speaker could be li - young. (6) the poem begins with the mother fulfilling that wish, and the grandmother joins in, as the women “sing like young girls.” (7) the speaker imagines how his father, who is no longer living, would join in on “his accordion and sway like a boat.” (8) the memory of the speaker’s father suggests that the song has bound the family together through many repetitions.
(9) in the poem, the speaker describes the song’s 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 speaker’s realization that his mother
13 mark for review
which choice is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 11?
a no change
b it. has
c it has
d it, has

Explanation:

To solve this, we need to analyze the context of sentence 11 (not fully shown, but we can infer from the options that it's about punctuation and sentence structure). Let's assume the original underlined part has a comma splice or needs proper punctuation.

Step 1: Analyze Option A

If "NO CHANGE" is incorrect, it's likely because of a comma splice or incorrect punctuation.

Step 2: Analyze Option B

"it. Has" starts a new sentence with a capital "Has", which is incorrect as "has" should be lowercase here (unless it's a new sentence, but contextually it's a continuation).

Step 3: Analyze Option C

"it has" without a comma would create a run - on sentence if the original had a comma before, or incorrect punctuation.

Step 4: Analyze Option D

"it, has" uses a comma to separate the pronoun "it" (referring to something, maybe the song or the rain - related realization) and the verb "has", which is correct for a non - restrictive or parenthetical - like element, or to properly structure the sentence. Assuming the original sentence had a comma before the underlined part, "it, has" properly connects the clauses without a comma splice or incorrect capitalization.

Answer:

D. it, has