Question
Read the sentence Terri is writing.
Samantha and Brittany walked quickly over to the grocery store on 5th Street in order to buy some doughnuts because their softball teammates
were very, very hungry.
Terri wants to include detail but also revise her sentence to avoid repeating similar ideas.
Which revised sentence best meets her goals?
1. Samantha and Brittany walked to the store on 5th Street.
2. They walked quickly to the grocery store to buy doughnuts for their very, very hungry softball teammates.
3. Samantha and Brittany walked quickly to the grocery store to buy doughnuts for their very hungry teammates.
They walked quickly to the grocery store on 5th Street to buy snacks because their softball teammates were very, very hungry.
Answer
The revised sentence that best meets Terri's goals is: "Samantha and Brittany walked quickly to the grocery store on 5th Street to buy snacks because their softball teammates were very, very hungry."