Question

“also was tiew. he was a son of woden and was the god of battle. he was armed with a sword which flashed like lightning when he brandished it. a savage chief named attila routed the armies of the romans and so terrified all the world that he was called “the scourge of god.” his people believed that he gained his victories if he had the sword of tiew, which a herdsman chanced to find where the god had allowed it to fall. the teutons prayed to tiew when they went into battle.
frija (free’ ya) was the wife of woden and the queen of the gods. she ruled the bright clouds that gleam in the summer sky and caused them to pour their showers on meadow, forest, and where the mountains were.
four of the days of the week are named after these gods. tuesday means the day of tiew; wednesday, the day of woden; thursday, the day of thor; and friday, the day of frija.
frija’s son, baldur, who was the favorite of all the gods. only loki, the spirit of evil, hated him. baldur’s face was as bright as sunshine. his hair gleamed like burnished gold. wherever he went, night was turned into day.
10 choose the best revision, if one is needed.
a no change
b she ruled the bright clouds that gleam in the summer sky and caused them to pour their showers on meadow, forest, and mountain.
c she ruled the bright clouds that gleam in the summer sky and caused them to pour their showers on meadow, on the forests, and mountain.
d she ruled the bright clouds that gleam in the summer sky and caused them to pour their showers on meadows that were nearby, forest, and mountain.

Explanation:

To determine the best revision, we analyze parallelism and clarity. The original phrase "meadow, forest, and where the mountains were" is unparallel. Option B uses "meadow, forest, and mountain" which is parallel in structure (nouns without extra phrases), making it concise and grammatically consistent. Other options have issues: C uses "on the forests" (unparallel preposition), D adds unnecessary phrases, and A keeps the unparallel structure.

Answer:

B. She ruled the bright clouds that gleam in the summer sky and caused them to pour their showers on meadow, forest, and mountain.