Writing questions

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<p>I thought I was going to get a 240 in this practice test, but I got a 69 writing : (</p>

<p>In 1946 Thurgood Marshal won the NAACP's top award, the Spingarn Medal, [becoming its youngest recipient]</p>

<p>In 1946 Thurgood Marshal won the NAACP's top award, the Spingarn Medal,[ the youngest recipient for it]</p>

<p>Are clauses at the end separated by a commas as seen her only supposed to modify the noun RIGHT before? Because then that would make sense and make the 2nd one wrong, as it is modifying the medal.</p>

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<p>Praised for her powerful voice and soulful interpretations, Bessie Smith [had rose] to fame in the 1920s as America's premier blues singer</p>

<p>Ok I feel stupid, this is the 5th Error ID question and I got it wrong lol. </p>

<p>Why is it wrong? Is it irregular past participle?<br>
Is past perfect wrong because there's no indication of her rising occuring before anything?</p>

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<p>The second one should be “Had risen”</p>

<p>Rise is present. Rose is past. Risen is past perfect.</p>

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<p>Is the answer for the first question the first option?</p>

<p>If so, that would make sense because “becoming” modifies the noun “Thurgood Marshall”. </p>

<p>As for the second option, the “youngest recipient for it” should go nearest what it’s modifying, which in this case is the subject, Thurgood Marshall.</p>