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Bell Work 1.4
It seems that the life story of British writer (1) J.K. Rowling the author, of the much-beloved, widely acclaimed Harry Potter fantasy series, has its own elements of magic. Joanne Rowling had written “almost continuously,” she says since age six but (2) had not published any writing, when perhaps the most magical moment of her life happened. While riding on a crowded train from Manchester to London in 1990, the idea for Harry Potter occurred to her.
1. A. NO CHANGE
B. J.K. Rowling, the author of the much-beloved, widely acclaimed
C. J.K. Rowling, the author of the much-beloved widely acclaimed
D. J.K. Rowling the author of the much-beloved, widely acclaimed
2. A. NO CHANGE
B. have not published
C. is not publishing
D. was not published

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1. B—Commas
Two commas are needed in the underlined section to make the sentence flow logically. One comma should be placed after Rowling to set off the phrase that begins with “the author” and ends with “series.” A second comma is needed between “beloved” and “widely” to separate the two adjectives. So, the sentence now reads: It seems that the life story of British writer J. K. Rowling, the author of the much-beloved, widely acclaimed Harry Potter fantasy series, has its own elements of magic.
2. A—Verb Tense
The underlined section is correct as written because had not published is past tense, and the writer is discussing Rowling’s failure to publish for many; years. In addition, had not published matches had written in the first part of the sentence, making the verbs parallel.