Joni is writing to her city councilor about the ongoing garbage collectors’ strike. Read the following sentence: I think it’s co
mpletely disgusting to see our streets lined with garbage bags that are starting to reek because of the heat. How can Joni revise this sentence to make the tone better address her audience? A. I am sure other people share my opinion that streets lined with garbage bags are very unattractive, especially when they are accompanied by foul smells.
B. I am of the opinion that our streets are completely disgusting because they’re full of stinky garbage bags that will just smell worse the hotter it gets outside.
C. Everyone I know—and I’ve asked a lot of people—thinks that it’s completely gross having streets full of garbage bags. Plus, they utterly stink because it’s so hot outside.
D. Everyone thinks it’s really unattractive to see our streets lined with garbage bags, especially because they’re starting to reek with the hot temperatures we’ve been having this summer.
