Question

(8) he would retell the stories he had heard to his young friends. (9) he simplified the language and expressions so they could understand.

what is the most effective way to combine these two sentences?
a he would retell the stories he had heard to his young friends because the language and expressions would be simple they could understand
b he would retell the stories he had heard to his young friends, like language and expressions would be simpler and so they could understand
c he would retell the stories he had heard to his young friends, simplifying the language and expressions so they could understand
d he would retell the stories he had heard to his young friends as the language and expressions were simplified by himself so that they could understand

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The most effective way to combine the two sentences is:

**c** he would retell the stories he had heard to his young friends, simplifying the language and expressions so they could understand.

This option clearly conveys the relationships between the ideas in a concise and grammatically correct manner.