Question

which choice is the best paraphrase of the following excerpt from help him up: i ran several feet to the edge of the platform where the man had fallen... there was another man down there already, pushing him toward safety.... people clapped and shouted and smiled at one another. the young man who had jumped down to help, wearing a green jacket, walked around in circles by himself, shaking a little. a the author ran to the edge of the platform, jumped in to help the man, and listened as people clapped for what he had done. b \i ran several feet to the edge of the platform,\ the author reports, \where the man had fallen....\ c the author writes, \people clapped and shouted and smiled at one another. the young man who had jumped down to help, wearing a green jacket, walked around in circles by himself, shaking a little.\ d the people in the subway cheered as the young man in the green jacket shook off the shock of saving the homeless man, who had fallen from the

Explanation:

A paraphrase restates text in different words while keeping the meaning intact. The original text describes the narrator running to the platform edge where a man fell, another man helping the fallen man to safety, people reacting, and the helper in a green - jacket being shaken. Option A has the author jumping in to help which isn't in the original. Option B is just a partial quote. Option C is also just a quote. Option D correctly captures the main events and the emotions in a paraphrased way.

Answer:

D. The people in the subway cheered as the young man in the green jacket shook off the shock of saving the homeless man, who had fallen from the