Compare the bold sections of both sentences and then answer the question that follows:

original: my father disliked sleet, but my father disliked hail more.
revised: my father disliked sleet, but he hated hail more.

what was done to the bolded section to improve the sentence?

a longer phrase was converted to a single word.

a modifier that did not add meaning was removed.

redundant phrases were eliminated.

repetitive words were replaced with synonyms and pronouns.

How does the author use the character of the nurse to develop the social issue of gender inequality? the nurse’s willingness to take care of nora when nora was little demonstrates a woman’s ability to do difficult work. the nurse’s need to give up a child in order to have a job demonstrates a woman’s inability to support herself. the fact that the nurse’s child wrote to her as a young girl and as an adult demonstrates a woman’s ability to keep friends forever. the nurse’s assurance to nora that her children ask for her often demonstrates women’s role in health care.

Which sentence corrects the error in pronoun-antecedent agreement? new team members should pick up his or her jersey from the activities office. if a team member is unable to attend a practice, he or she must provide a doctor's note. if students wish to compete, he or she must maintain a grade point average above 2.5. students are not permitted to attend away games without the consent of her parents or guardians.

Which of these excerpts from “a white heron” is an example of personification