Improving Sentence Clarity Through Syntax

Medium Language And Composition Syntax

Consider the following sentence:

"Despite the rain, the picnic continued, the children laughing joyfully, while the adults sheltered under the trees."

Which of the following revisions improves the sentence's clarity and flow by adjusting syntax?

Despite the rain, the picnic continued, while the adults sheltered under the trees, and the children laughed joyfully.

The picnic continued despite the rain, under the trees adults sheltered while joyfully, the children laughed.

The adults sheltered under the trees while the children laughed joyfully, despite the rain continuing the picnic.

The picnic, despite the rain, continued with the children laughing joyfully; the adults, however, sheltered under the trees.

Under the trees, sheltered the adults while the children joyfully laughed, continuing the picnic despite rain.

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