Question

Read the sentences from a student’s essay about "The Treasure of Lemon Brown.”

Greg doesn’t see eye to eye with his dad at the beginning of the story. He has different ideas from his dad about what is important in life. How should these sentences be rewritten to clarify the student’s ideas?

A.Greg and his father don’t get along very well in the beginning of the story. Greg is unhappy with his dad because he doesn’t think that school is as important as other things in life, and his dad is unhappy because he wants Greg to work harder.

B.Greg and his father fight a lot in the beginning of the story. Greg feels upset because he wants to play sports, and he doesn’t understand why his dad is so hard on him about school.

C. There is a lot of conflict in the beginning of the story because Greg and his dad argue a lot. The Scorpions are important to Greg, while having Greg do well and study is important to Greg’s father.

D. There is a lot of conflict between Greg and his father at the beginning of the story. Greg is focused on playing basketball for the Scorpions, and he doesn’t understand why his father lectures him about the importance of doing well in school.

Answer 1

D is correct answer.

Hope it helped you.

-Charlie

Answer 2

These sentences can be rewritten through option D: there is a lot of conflict between Greg and his father at the beginning of the story.

What do you mean by clarifying a sentence?

Clarifying a sentence assists of using those words that are helpful to make the sentence easier to understand.

Moreover, to clarify the above sentences, a contrast word or transition should be used to differentiate the opposing views that Greg and his father had. Here, more data like basketball for the Scorpions is added.

Adding to it, in order to rewriting the sentences, people can use synonyms and idioms in order to differentiate the actual sentences from the rewritten sentences.

Therefore, correct option D.

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