Badminton is a neglected racket sport in this country. The volleys are fast-paced. The slams can be sizzling. Drop shots can be
extremely delicate. These sentences are too short and choppy; they need to be combined into one concise thought. Which sentence best accomplishes this task without changing the writer's original meaning?
A) Badminton gets a bad wrap; people should watch it sometime; it's great.
B) When you play badminton, you can get hurt by the volleys, the slams, and the drop shots.
C) Badminton is a game in which the volleys are fast-paced and the slams are sizzling and the drop shots are delicate.
Eliminate
D) Badminton, a neglected sport in this country, is a fast-paced racket game that combines sizzling slams and delicate drop shots.
Answer: D) Badminton, a neglected sport in this country, is a fast-paced racket game that combines sizzling slams and delicate drop shots.
Explanation:
The sentence that contains all the information that the writer included in the original text is sentence D. All the other sentences do not mention that badminton is a neglected racket sport, which is a crucial piece of information. Sentence D perfectly combines the sentences from the original text, while not changing the writer's meaning.
