Question

Read this sentence.

It was so funny and hilarious to see a man who was selling merchandise that were cowboy hats at a place that was basically a ballet.

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


It was so funny and hilarious that the man was selling cowboy hats at the place that was the ballet.


It was hilarious that a man was selling cowboy hats at the ballet.


It was hilarious to see the man selling cowboy hats.


It was so funny to see the man who was selling cowboy hats at a place called the ballet.

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Answer 1

Answer: "It was hilarious that a man was selling cowboy hats at the ballet."

Reason: This is the shortest option that keeps the key facts (a man selling cowboy hats, and the unusual location — the ballet) while removing redundancy ("so funny and hilarious") and awkward phrasing.