Question
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On the day of the festival, the parking lot was full, and cars overflowed in tidy rows in the grass. Smiling families emerged from the cars, toting kites of every size and shape. A live music performance was tuning up on the outdoor stage, and vendors prepared hot dogs, snow cones, and other warm-weather fare. By noon, all the kites were flying.
What sentence would best add descriptive details to the end of this paragraph?
The kite festival was a grand success, and the crowd was bigger than the previous year.
When all the kites were in the sky, many photographers took pictures for the local paper.
Across a cloudless blue sky, dragons loomed, butterflies fluttered, and shapes soared.
With so many people in attendance, kite vendors were a popular attraction, and many people made purchases.
On the day of the festival, the parking lot was full, and cars overflowed in tidy rows in the grass. Smiling families emerged from the cars, toting kites of every size and shape. A live music performance was tuning up on the outdoor stage, and vendors prepared hot dogs, snow cones, and other warm-weather fare. By noon, all the kites were flying.
What sentence would best add descriptive details to the end of this paragraph?
The kite festival was a grand success, and the crowd was bigger than the previous year.
When all the kites were in the sky, many photographers took pictures for the local paper.
Across a cloudless blue sky, dragons loomed, butterflies fluttered, and shapes soared.
With so many people in attendance, kite vendors were a popular attraction, and many people made purchases.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence that would best add descriptive details to the end of this paragraph is:
"Across a cloudless blue sky, dragons loomed, butterflies fluttered, and shapes soared."
This sentence enhances the vivid imagery of the kites in the sky and complements the festive atmosphere established in the earlier sentences.
"Across a cloudless blue sky, dragons loomed, butterflies fluttered, and shapes soared."
This sentence enhances the vivid imagery of the kites in the sky and complements the festive atmosphere established in the earlier sentences.