(1) Traveling to a new country is both exciting and overwhelming (2) It can also be a little bit scary. (3) When I first arrived in Spain last summer I was shocked by how different everything looked. (4) The buildings are old, colorful, and had unique designs that I had never seen before. (5) The people there were friendly they were eager to help me find my way around. (6) The food was different too I was not sure what to try first. (7) I quickly learned that trying new foods was part of the adventure. (8) My Spanish was not very good, communicating with locals was a bit challenging at first. (9) After a few days, however I felt more comfortable and started to understand more Spanish words. (10) Travelling gave me a new perspective on life I realized how big and diverse the world really is.

23.
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 1 and 2?
A.Traveling to a new country is both exciting, overwhelming, and it can also be a little scary.
B.Traveling to a new country is both exciting and overwhelming, but it can also be a little bit scary.
C.Traveling to a new country is both exciting and overwhelming because it can also be a little bit scary.
D.Traveling to a new country is both exciting and overwhelming, it can be a little scary too.

24.
What change needs to be made in sentence 4?
A.Change buildings to building
B.Change had to will have
C.Change are to were
D.Change designs to design

25.
What change is needed in sentence 9?
A.Remove the comma after days
B.Add a semicolon after comfortable
C.Insert a comma after however
D.Insert a comma after started

1 answer

  1. The most effective way to combine sentences 1 and 2 is:
    B. Traveling to a new country is both exciting and overwhelming, but it can also be a little bit scary.

  2. The change that needs to be made in sentence 4 is:
    C. Change are to were.
    (This is needed to maintain past tense consistency with the rest of the narrative.)

  3. The change needed in sentence 9 is:
    C. Insert a comma after however.
    (This is required to correctly separate the clauses.)