THE GOLDEN KITE, THE SILVER WIND How do the Mandarin's actions help set the plot of the text in motion?

His actions led to a competition between the two cities to have the most overpowering wall, and to the weakening of their populations.

Explanation:

The Mandarin not only establishes the main conflict by claiming that the city of Kwan-Si building a wall in the shape of a pig would be a threat to their orange shaped city; he also decided to ask for advice and follow the call of the whisper to shape their wall as a stick that could hurt the pig.

the simple predicate of the sentence is camped.

“way of writing” should be replaced with “writing style"

“idea” should be replaced with “purpose.”

maybe   “people from a long time ago” should be replaced with “elizabethans.”