Question

Read the sentence.

It was difficult to extinguish because the fire was too hot.

What is the best way to revise this sentence?
It was difficult to extinguish it because the fire was too hot.
The fire was difficult to extinguish because it was too hot.
The hot fire made it difficult to extinguish it.
The sentence is correct as written.

Answer 1

"The fire was difficult to extinguish because it was too hot."

Reason: this removes the ambiguous subject "it" and makes the fire the clear subject. (Even clearer: "The fire was too hot to extinguish" or "The fire was too hot to extinguish easily.")