Change each verb or phrasal verb in the bracket into its correct tense and punctuation.

Here are the correct forms of the verbs and phrasal verbs:

1. The markings are a form of identity, informing those around of social status or about the clan or tribe of the tattooed person.
2. ...markings that signify that a girl has reached puberty.
3. My maternal grandmother, the late Aiva Maoni, underwent tattooing and was required to fast in isolation during the healing period.
4. The knowledge of those tattoos and significance was sadly fading among younger generations and I feel a loss that traditional tattooing is not practised as widely as before.
5. The gradual transition away from traditional tattooing can partly be attributed to missionaries who discouraged such markings.

Here are the answers:

1. are
2. has
3. underwent
4. was
5. attributed