Which sentence has the most traditional syntax?

the mother, twisting and waiting quietly, her ring circled a pale finger.

the mother waited quietly, twisting her ring around a pale finger.

waiting quietly and twisting her ring, the mother had a pale finger.

with quiet waiting, the mother twisted her ring around a pale finger

The correct answer is B. The mother waited quietly, twisting her ring around a pale finger.

Explanation:

In traditional syntax, sentences should follow a subject and predicate order, which means the sentence should include first the subject, then the main or verbs and finally the object or any other element that serves to explain the verb and complete the idea of the sentence. Considering this, the sentence with the most traditional sentence is "The mother waited quietly, twisting her ring around a pale finger" because this is the only one that includes first the subject "the mother", then the main verb "waited" and then other elements that explain the verb. On the other hand, other options do not follow this order or are grammatically incorrect.

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

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argument: "it's time to wage a war against britain to secure american freedom."

claims: "america has tried every peaceful method available for seperating from england" & "the americans' petitions to the king have been turned away by him."