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Multiple Choice

Improving Syntax for Clarity and Flow

Easy Language And Composition Syntax

Read the following sentence:

“After the rain stopped, the sun emerged, and the children raced outside to play.”

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

Once the rain had stopped, the children rushed outside to play in the sunlight.

The rain stopped, the sun emerged, outside the children raced to play.

When it stopped raining, the children played outside.

The rain stopped; the children raced outside to play in the sun.

After it was done raining, the sun came out and the children played outside.

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