Question

Read the sentence below about the Chicago fire of 1871. Many people tried very hard to save the building of the Chicago Tribune. Which revision is the best example of adding concrete detail? Many people tried very hard for a very long time to save the Chicago Tribune building during the fire. In an attempt to save the Chicago Tribune building, men stayed on the roof for as long as possible during the fire. In an attempt to save the Chicago Tribune building, men stayed on the roof for as long as possible during the fire, keeping it wet and stamping out cinders. Many people kept the roof of the building wet and stamped out cinders, trying to stop it from being enveloped in flames as the fire spread very quickly

Answer 1

Answer:

The revision which is the best example of adding concrete detail is:

Claire Innes was separated from the people around her during the fire and she later found them near the same place they were separated.

The other options do not apply because the original sentence does not talk about Claire Innes' parents or family

Claire Innes became separated from her parents as the flames spread through the city, and she later found them.

In the panic, Claire Innes was separated from her family as they fled, and she was reunited with her father after the fire was extinguished.

In the panic, Claire Innes became separated from her brothers and sisters during the fire and she later found them after the fire was put out.

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Answer 2

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C: In an attempt to save the Chicago Tribune building, men stayed on the roof for as long as possible during the fire, keeping it wet and stamping out cinders.

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