I'd choose this dialogue to revise your sentence:
<span>“Did you hear?” I asked them. “My painting got selected! Exciting, right?” I smiled. “Especially given that I felt so incompetent at the beginning and that the competition was ruthless!”
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It feels like the option that best uses the dialogue to improve this sentence, because the other options are either too informal or just the same sentence as the original one.
Companies entice their customers with great sale prices.
Read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows.
After I receive my paycheck, I intend to purchase the vintage Air Jordan sneakers.
Identify the underlined element in the sentence above.