Having a cart full of items, Anya let the woman buying just one thing go ahead of her in line. Having a cart full of items, the woman buying just one thing moved ahead in line.

The first sentence makes sense; the second one doesn´t.

Explanation:

Having a cart full of items

is a subordinate clause that makes sense because it refers to the subject Anya in the principal sentence

Anya let the woman buying just one thing go ahead of her in line.

Because Anya has a cart full of items, she decides to let the woman, who is buying just one thing, go ahead of her in line.

In the second sentence the same subordinate clause doesn't coincide with the subject

the woman

is it rising action, falling action, climax, or resolution? need answer also

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.