Which sentence has the most traditional syntax?

she took a deep breath and stepped onto the sidewalk as her tears were drying.
tears drying, she took a deep breath and stepped onto the sidewalk.
tears drying and a deep breath, she stepped onto the sidewalk.
with a deep drying breath, she stepped onto the sidewalk with tears.

The correct answer is B. She took a deep breath and stepped onto the sidewalk as her tears were drying.

Explanation:

The syntax is the study of grammatical structures in sentences, this means syntax deals with the rules and principles that guide the way language is used following specific structures including word order. Even though syntax can vary and the order of words in a sentence is not completely fixed, especially in the way real users of language use words,  according to traditional syntax sentences should follow a specific order which is Subject (the one doing the action) + Verb (action) +Object  (the object affected by the action).

In this way, this is the order words in a sentence should follow and the case of option B as the subject goes first, then is followed by a verb and then by an object, then a second verb is introduced and the object of it, a subject it is not placed before the second verb as the actions are connected to the first subject:  She (Subject)  took (Verb) a deep breath (Object) and stepped (Verb) onto the sidewalk as her tears were drying (Object). Thus, B is the sentence that follows the traditional syntax structure as it follows subject + verb + object.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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