Adam wrote a paper on hurricanes for school. He located the following quote while looking up research articles (Illuminate):

Question

"Hurricanes are given common names like Ralph, Judy, Katrina, Ivan, George, Tyler, and Andrew because there can often be more than one active hurricane at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists keep them separate when reporting on them."

Adam noticed that this quote is too long to use in a paper, and only wanted to use part of it. Which of these options is a way that Adam could shorten the quote so he could use it in his paper?

(1 point)
Responses

Hurricanes are given common names...because there can often be more than one active hurricane at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists...when reporting on them.
Hurricanes are given common names...because there can often be more than one active hurricane at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists...when reporting on them.

Hurricanes...often...more than one...at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists keep them separate when reporting on them.
Hurricanes...often...more than one...at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists keep them separate when reporting on them.

Hurricanes are given common names...keep them separate when reporting on them.
Hurricanes are given common names...keep them separate when reporting on them.

Hurricanes are given common names like Ralph Judy, Katrina, Ivan, George, Tyler, and Andrew...keep them separate when reporting on them.
Hurricanes are given common names like Ralph Judy, Katrina, Ivan, George, Tyler, and Andrew...keep them separate when reporting on them.
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Answer 1

To shorten the quote while still conveying the main idea, the best option would be:

Hurricanes are given common names...keep them separate when reporting on them.

This option effectively captures the essence of naming hurricanes and its purpose while eliminating unnecessary details.