Which excerpt from “the maori: genealogies and origins in new zealand” best shows how the maori perceive their parents?
a) “we should kill our parents,” he suggested, for he was the god of war. “it will be difficult, but it is the only way we can truly be free! ”
b) “we cannot do this,” he said. “rangi and papa are our parents. they have created us, made us who we are.”
c) “the sky father will watch us from above, while the earth mother nourishes us from below.”
d) “it is impossible! ” cried tû. “we should kill them. there is no other way to be free.”

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.