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Read the sentence below. Which of the following uses an infinitive in the correct way while still keeping the same meaning?

Bill ran to the store after school buying a shirt that was on sale.

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Bill ran to the store after school and bought a new shirt that was on sale.
Bill ran to the store after school and bought a new shirt that was on sale.

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Buying a shirt that was on sale is why Bill ran to the store after school.
Buying a shirt that was on sale is why Bill ran to the store after school.

Bill ran to the store after school to buy a shirt that was on sale.
Bill ran to the store after school to buy a shirt that was on sale.
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Bill ran to the store after school to buy a shirt that was on sale.

Explanation: This option uses the infinitive "to buy" to show purpose and preserves the original meaning (he ran in order to buy the shirt). The original sentence is awkward; the infinitive version fixes it.