Question

A book that was popular in 1744 described how to play a game called baseball. A pitcher threw a ball underhand to a batter, who tried to hit the ball with a bat. The bat had a flat end. A catcher stood behind the batter. If the batter hit the ball, the batter ran to a base and back again to score a point. The bases were marked with posts, rather than with bags.
Which detail supports the main idea of the first paragraph of the passage?


Batters can score a point if they hit the ball.

Bases were marked with posts.

A batter tried to hit the ball thrown to him.

A popular book described a game called baseball.

Answer 1

The answer is the first choice