It was a bright and sunny summer day, we were all hot and sticky. Swimming seemed a wonderful way to escape the heat. We decided
to go to the pool. Everyone looked forward to jumping into the cool water. The sound of splashing water mqde us forget the heat. The sounds of laughing swimmers made us forget the heat. Which of the following would be a better way to write the first sentence?
A. It was a bright and sunny summer day. We were all hot and sticky.
B. The summer day was bright and sunny. All of us hot and sticky.
C. We were hot and sticky summer day.
D. A bright and sunny summer day. We were all hot and sticky.
A. It was a bright and summer day. We were all hot and sticky
Explanation:
A is the only one that makes grammatical sense. The original sentence contains a comma splice, and A helps to fix that. In B, "All of us hot and sticky" does not make any sense as it is missing a verb (were). C is missin a preposition (on). D has a sentence fragment. Through process of elimination, we can see that the answer is A.
