Challenging English Problems with Detailed Answers
Which statement best evaluates how effectively this summary of "Beauty andthe Beast" includes all of the story's plot elements?Beauty and the BeastBelle, a kindhearted young girl, has two older sisters who are selfishand unkind. One day, Belle's father is kidnapped by a terrible beast. Hebegs to be able to return home for a short time to say good-bye to hisdaughters, and the beast agrees. Once he gets home, Belle insists ongoing to the beast's castle in her father's place.The beast treats Belle well, and they become friends. Belle asks to visither family, so the beast gives her a magic mirror and a ring and asksher to return in a week. Once she is home, Belle finds that her sistersare jealous of her life. They try to get her to anger the beast by stayinglonger than a week. But Belle, feeling guilty, looks in the mirror and seesthat the beast is dying.After she saves him, Belle and the beast, now I prince, live happily everafter.
A speaker says: Well, I was waiting for you. I thought you, like, changed your mind, but. Which of the following is the correct way to transcribe this according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide? A) Well, I was waiting for you. I thought you, like, changed your mind, but. B) Well, I was waiting for you. I thought you changed your mind, but. C) I was waiting for you. I thought you changed your mind.