What is needed at the beginning of sentence 5? 4.I thought he was acting strangely 5. I was walking by the dirt lot again, and t
here was Ben digging up the dirt with a dirt shovel. a) a time relationship to show the connection of the events more clearly b)a different pronoun to show the storys first person point of view c) a strong example to show how bens behavior was strange d) a opinion from the narrator that is related to the events in the story
The beginning of sentence "5" starts abruptly with, "I was walking by the dirt lot." If there was a transition into this statement, such as, "Later, when I was walking by the dirt lot..." it would flow better and make room for good writing.
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