[1] thomas paine, a pivotal figure in the american revolution, was born in britain in 1737. [2] when he was in his mid-thirties, he met benjamin franklin in london. [3] franklin paine move to philadelphia, where he pursued a career in journalism, he became the editor of pennsylvania magazine. [4] in 1776, paine authored a pro-independence pamphlet called common sense, which was widely read throughout the colonies.

which sentence should be revised to improve this paragraph’s sentence fluency?

a. sentence 1

b. sentence 2

c. sentence 3

d. sentence 4

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds. a large portion of the cylinder had been uncovered, though its lower end was still embedded. as soon as ogilvy saw me among the staring crowd on the edge of the pit he called to me to come down, and asked me if i would mind going over to see lord hilton, the lord of the manor. the growing crowd, he said, was becoming a serious impediment to their excavations, especially the boys. which context clues effectively indicate the meaning of the word excavations as it is used in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)edge of the pitamong the staring crowdhad been uncoveredwas still embedded