Read the following sentences.
1. in today's times, the notable leonardo da vinci is most known for his ability to paint wonderful pictures.
2. today, leonardo da vinci is most known for his skill in painting.
which improvements were used to revise sentence 1 into sentence 2?
a parallel structure
better placement of modifiers to reduce confusion
c. precise, concise word choice
a complex sentence structure

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.

jenkins wanted the narrator to write a ghost story for his magazine. he wanted the narrator to give the readers a story based on the supernatural. he wanted him to give the readers real 'horror' stories and not the type of live ghosts which he had presented in his earlier stories.

it is c because i got it right on my test

a structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways. here is an example

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