Question

Reflect and Respond Rewrite the following sentences. Arrange the ideas in each sentence so the idea you want to emphasize comes last. Completely rewrite the sentences if that’s what it takes to give them punch. We found the little girl in the attic, sleeping peacefully, after we had searched for hours and had notified the police. The tornado left ruin and death in its wake and tore down every building in the village. The mysterious visitor had stolen the ruby, rifled through my desk, and broken open the safe.

Answer 1

After searching for hours, we notified the police, only to find the little girl sleeping peacefully in the attic.
The tornado tore down every building in the village, leaving ruin and death in its wake.
The mysterious visitor rifled through my desk, broke open the safe, and stole the ruby.