Read the excerpt. Because the endangered panthers living in the forests need large, connected territories to roam.

What is the best review of this excerpt?

The excerpt does not need revision because it contains an independent clause that completes the writer’s thought.
The excerpt does not need revision because it contains a dependent clause that completes the writer’s thought.
The excerpt should be revised because it contains an independent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.
The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

D. The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

Explanation:

The given excerpt needs revision because it is incomplete sentence. The sentence begins with 'because' which represents 'sentence fragments.' Sentence fragments is that incomplete sentence which is disconnected from it's main clause.

The excerpt needs an independent clause to present the complete and finished thoughts of the writer. It is a dependent clause and therefore, does not gives author's finished thoughts. Therefore, option D is correct.

The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

Explanation:

do you have part b? ?

explanation:

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.