Question

Read the sentence. Abashed by the harsh criticism, the mortifying writer decided to rewrite the beginning of the book. What is the best way to revise the sentence?

A) change “Abashed” to “Abashing”
B) change “mortifying” to “mortified”
C) change “to rewrite” to “rewriting”
D) change “beginning” to “began”

Answer 1

I would say B) change "mortifying" to "mortified" tell me if i'm correct or not.

Answer 2

B) change “mortifying” to “mortified.”

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the best revision of the sentence. In this sentence, the words "mortified" and "mortifying" are being used incorrectly. The author is mortified because of the harsh criticism, which was mortifying (it caused the author to be mortified). The rest of the options given alter a part of the sentence that is already correct.