Read the following excerpt from a student essay. How can the writer best improve his or her grammar and mechanics?In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Pip, a young orphan, is sent by his sister to the home of Miss Havisham, a wealthy, eccentric woman. There he meets Estella, a beautiful girl whom he falls hopelessly in love with. On one visit to Miss Havisham's, Pip encounters a boy who challenges him to a fight; wanting to impress Estella, he hits the boy. "I never have been so surprised in my life as I was when I let out the first blow and saw him lying on his back, looking up at me with a bloody nose", Pip recounts. Estella seems delighted and says to Pip "Come here! You may kiss me if you like".by using semicolons correctlyby fixing run-on sentencesby punctuating quotations correctlySubmit

12The following text is from Charles Dickensen’s Great Expectations first published in 1861. Pip, a poor orphan who is cared for by his sister and her husband, meets the young girl who will become the lifetime object of his affections while simultaneously becoming aware of his lowly position in his current social and economic circumstances and feels dissatisfied: ______. 12 Mark For Review12Which quotation from Great Expectations most effectively illustrates the claim? A) “My uncle Pumblechook, who kept a Comchandler’s shop in the high-street of the town, took me to the large old, dismal house.”B) “My guide, who called me “boy,” but was really about my own age, was as scornful of me as if she had been one-and-twenty, and a queen.”C) “We played at beggar my neighbour, and before the game was out Estella said disdainfully. ‘He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy! And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!’”D) “I was spared the trouble of answering by being dismissed, and went home uncomfortable, thinking myself coarse and common, and wanting to be a gentleman.”

Questions:Stage 1 of Pip’s ExpectationsCh. 1-21. How does Dickens use the setting to convey the mood right at the opening?2. How does Dickens contrast the convict and Pip? In what ways are these two characters similar?3. How does Dickens arouse our sympathies for certain characters?4. What object that Pip takes the convict makes him feel guilty and nearly gets him discovered?Ch. 3-71. What is surprising about the attitude of the two convicts towards one another?2. Explain the expression “like monumental Crusaders as to their legs."3. Why does Pip feel apprehensive and miserable?4. What apparently is the cause of the hostility between the two convicts?5. Who is Pumblechook, and how does he get Pip into Satis House?6. How does Dickens satirize public education in this chapter?7. Note that Pip describes his alphabet as “a bramble bush" and his fingers as “thieves"; how do these references contribute to the book's imagery?

In Great Expectations, while living in London, Pip believes that he belongs with Estella and that they would be blissfully happy if they married. At the same time, however, what does Pip admit to himself?Question 4Select one:a.She's much too short.b.She's too career oriented.c.That she was too pretty to ever be happy with him.d.That any time he spends with her he himself is constantly miserable.Clear my choiceQuestion 5Not yet answeredFlag questionTipsQuestion textIn Great Expectations, how does Pip help Herbert?Question 5Select one:a.He secretly sets up a job for him.b.He leaves Herbert his inheritance.c.He gets Herbert out of jail.d.He gives Herbert some cash.Clear my choiceQuestion 6Not yet answeredFlag questionTipsQuestion textIdentify the type of dependent clause in the following sentence: People who have poor diets are likely to get sick.Question 6Select one:a.Noun clauseb.Adjective clausec.Adverb clause

In Great Expectations, what did the final words of Mrs. Joe Gargery indicate?Question 7Select one:a.She was apologizing for her behavior toward Pip and Joe.b.That she was Pip's real mother.c.She had a large inheritance herself.d.That Orlick had crippled her.Clear my choiceQuestion 8Not yet answeredFlag questionTipsQuestion textWhy is an understanding of the way diction works important when reading literature?Question 8Select one:a.An understanding of the way diction works is important when reading literature because it is otherwise impossible to understand the literal meaning of what characters are saying.b.An understanding of the way diction works is important when reading literature because a character's moral worth is determined by whether he or she uses formal or informal diction.c.An understanding of the way diction works is important when reading literature because characters using informal diction are necessarily more authentic and sincere.d.An understanding of the way diction works is important when reading literature because the characters can reveal a great deal about themselves by the way they speak in given situations.

A good number of Charles Dickens's novels deal with broad themes that continue to resonate with today's readers. For example, Great Expectations, which is set in Victorian England, plays with themes of social class and personal growth, and the novel remains widely read and appreciated globally. However, understanding Dickens's lesser-known short stories often demands a grasp of the detailed nuances of Victorian society. Consequently, ______13Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice most logically completes the text?Ahistorians specializing in Victorian England tend to favor Dickens's short stories over his other works.Bsome of Dickens's novels are more pertinent to contemporary readers than modern literature.CGreat Expectations is arguably the most universally relatable of all Dickens's works.Dmany readers today are likely to find Dickens's short stories less accessible than his novels.