Which is the best revision of this sentence?

Question

Each year I watched the field across from the store turn green, then white.

Question 1 options:

Each year I watched the field turn different colors.

Each year, I watched the field across from the store turn green. Then I watched it turn white

There is no better revision.

Each year, I watched the field across from the store turn caterpillar green, then gradually frosty white.

Question 2 (2 points)


Combine the following 2 Simple sentences into 1 Compound Sentence.

I don't think I ever saw Mrs. Flowers laugh.

She Smiled often.

Question 2 options:

I don't think I ever saw Mrs. Flowers laugh, but she smiled often.

I don't think I ever saw Mrs. Flowers laugh; but she smiled often.

I don't think I ever saw Mrs. Flowers laugh just in case she smiled often.

It is not possible to make a compound sentence with these two simple sentences.

Question 3 (2 points)
Look at the sentence below and its revision.

Sentence: It looks pretty outside my window.

Revision: As I look out my window, the shining sun and bright flowers lift my spirits.

Why did the author choose to revise the sentence that way?

Question 3 options:

The revision is longer.

The revision includes sensory details.

The revision has correctly spelled words.

The revision includes proper punctuation.

Answer 1

The best revision of the sentence is: Each year, I watched the field across from the store turn green. Then I watched it turn white.

The correct answer for combining the two sentences into one compound sentence is: I don't think I ever saw Mrs. Flowers laugh, but she smiled often.

The author chose to revise the sentence to include sensory details in the revision.