Question

Select the correct way to edit the sentence below.

From the mountaintop, Ryder rested against the lone boulder, drinking some water, and viewed the plateaus.
A.
From the mountaintop, Ryder resting against the lone boulder, drinking some water, and viewing the plateaus.
B.
From the mountaintop, Ryder resting against the lone boulder, drinking some water before viewing the plateaus.
C.
From the mountaintop, Ryder resting against the lone boulder, drinks some water, and viewed the plateaus.
D.
From the mountaintop, Ryder rested against a large boulder, drank some water, and viewed the plateaus.

Answer 1

The correct way to edit the sentence is:

D. From the mountaintop, Ryder rested against a large boulder, drank some water, and viewed the plateaus.

This option maintains parallel structure in the verbs ("rested," "drank," "viewed") and clarifies the description of the boulder.