Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Words, Phrases, and Clauses — Unit test
Question 8 • ELA 10B - 2023
Read the passage from "Two Kinds.”In spite of these warning signs, I wasn't worried. Our family had no piano and we couldn't afford to buy one, let alone reams of sheet music and piano lessons. So I could be generous in my comments when my mother bad-mouthed the little girl on TV."Play note right, but doesn't sound good! No singing sound," complained my mother."What are you picking on her for?" I said carelessly. "She's pretty good. Maybe she's not the best, but she's trying hard." I knew almost
Answer
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an internal conflict within the mother, who wishes she could buy more things for her family
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an internal conflict within the narrator, who wants to perform better than the little girl on the talent show
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an external conflict between the narrator and her mother over whether the girl on television is playing well
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an external conflict between the narrator, who wants to play piano, and her mother, who cannot afford to buy one
Explanation
The narrator and her mother disagree about the girl on television: the mother says the girl is playing the notes correctly but does not sound good, while the narrator defends her. Because the disagreement is between two characters, it is an external conflict. The passage does not show the narrator wanting to outperform the girl or arguing about buying a piano.
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