Question

Read this sentence.

The trees that were planted by the young children grew probably three feet over the dog days of summer when the kids were not in school during vacation.

Which of the following is the most concise way to write this sentence without losing important information?


The trees that were planted by the young children grew probably three feet over their summer vacation.


The children planted trees that grew three feet over summer vacation.


The trees that were planted by the children grew three feet over summer vacation.


The trees that were planted by the children achieved probably three feet of growth over their summer vacation.

Answer 1

"The trees that were planted by the young children grew probably three feet over their summer vacation."

Reason: It keeps the hedge ("probably") and the timing ("summer vacation"/when kids were not in school) and the fact that the children planted the trees, while being the most concise choice that preserves the original meaning.