Question

There was a raging storm. It was in the forest. Rain fell. Leaves rustled as the wind swept through the trees. Squirrels hid as the sky opened up. All the birds, nestled in the trees, quieted and stopped chirping.

Which revision best uses a phrase to combine the first two sentences?

There was a raging forest storm.
Deep in the forest, a storm was raging.
To escape the storm, forest animals hid.
To the animals of the forest, a storm raged.

Answer 1

"Deep in the forest, a storm was raging." — it uses a phrase ("Deep in the forest") to combine location and action while keeping the original meaning and natural flow.