Use the sentence to answer the question.

Question

The students were late to the meeting.
Which revisions would make the sentence more precise? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

add “at the school” after “students”
add “at the school” after “students”

add “running a little” before “late”
add “running a little” before “late”

add “student council” before “meeting”
add “student council” before “meeting”

replace “late” with “delayed getting”
replace “late” with “delayed getting”

replace “students” with “twelfth grade class officers”

Answer 1

The two revisions that would make the sentence more precise are:

1. add “student council” before “meeting”
2. replace “students” with “twelfth grade class officers”

These changes specify which students were involved and what meeting they were attending, thus providing more clarity.